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greens.

Leaves and leaf-like parts of edible plants when eaten as vegetables or in salads.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡɹiːnz/
  1. Leaves and leaf-like parts of edible plants when eaten as vegetables or in salads.

    plural · plural-only
    salad greens
    collard greens
  2. Green vegetables; edible plants or plant parts that contain chlorophyll.

    plural · plural-only
    starches, meats, and greens
  3. Leafy plants that are used for decoration.

    plural · plural-only
    Yuletide greens
  4. The green dress uniform of the United States Marine Corps.

    plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/ɡɹiːnz/
  1. plural of green

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

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”).

verb/ɡɹiːnz/
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of green

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.