greens
noun
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The colour of growing foliage, as well as other plant cells containing chlorophyll; the colour between yellow and blue in the visible spectrum; one of the primary additive colour for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and blue from white light using cyan and yellow filters.
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(sometimes capitalised) A member of a green party; an environmentalist.
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A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole.
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(bowls) The surface upon which bowls is played.
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One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 3 points.
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A public patch of land in the middle of a settlement.
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A grassy plain; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage.
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(chiefly in plural) Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants; wreaths.
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Any substance or pigment of a green colour.
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Marijuana.
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Money.
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One of the three color charges for quarks.
noun
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Leaves and leaf-like parts of edible plants when eaten as vegetables or in salads.
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Green vegetables; edible plants or plant parts that contain chlorophyll.
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Leafy plants that are used for decoration.
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The green uniform of the United States Marine Corps.
verb
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To make (something) green, to turn (something) green.
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To become or grow green in colour.
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To add greenspaces to (a town, etc.).
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To become environmentally aware.
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To make (something) environmentally friendly.
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