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greenery.

Green foliage or verdure.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɹiːnəɹi/
  1. Green foliage or verdure.

    uncountable · usually
  2. Foliage used as decoration.

    uncountable · usually
  3. Marijuana.

    slang · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *gróh₁nis Proto-Germanic *grōniz Proto-West Germanic *grōnī Old English grēne Middle English grene English green Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English greenery From green + -ery.

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