English Explanatory Dictionary

greens

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Leaves and leaf-like parts of edible plants when eaten as vegetables or in salads.
  2. Green vegetables; edible plants or plant parts that contain chlorophyll.
  3. Leafy plants that are used for decoration.
  4. The green dress uniform of the United States Marine Corps.
noun
  1. plural of green
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of green
noun
  1. plural of Green
name
  1. plural of Green
  2. The Australian Greens, a left-wing, progressive green party in Australia
  3. Synonym of Green Party in various other contexts.
  4. Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly green, particularly
  5. The chariot-racing faction of the Roman circus and Constantinopolitan hippodrome that wore green.

Pronunciation

grēnz /ɡɹiːnz/ en-us-greens.ogg

Word forms

greens

Etymology

From Middle English grenes, equivalent to green + -s. Compare Saterland Frisian Gräinieten (“vegetable”), West Frisian grienten (“vegetables, greens”), Dutch groenten (“vegetables, greens”), German Low German Gröönten (“vegetables, greens”), Danish grøntsager (“vegetables”), Swedish grönsaker (“vegetables”).

Synonyms

Green Party in various other contexts

Derived words

beet greens Botany Bay greens collard greens dandelion greens leafy greens mess of greens mustard greens salad greens spring greens turnip greens Utica greens warrigal greens

Translations

Armenian: բանջար Chichewa: masamba Dutch: groenten Galician: verdura Greek: λαχανικά Latin: holus Macedonian: зарзават Russian: о́вощи Tamil: கீரை Turkish: yeşillik
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