greens.
Leaves and leaf-like parts of edible plants when eaten as vegetables or in salads.
Meaning & usage
Leaves and leaf-like parts of edible plants when eaten as vegetables or in salads.
salad greens
collard greens
Green vegetables; edible plants or plant parts that contain chlorophyll.
starches, meats, and greens
Leafy plants that are used for decoration.
Yuletide greens
The green dress uniform of the United States Marine Corps.
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”).
plural of green
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”).
third-person singular simple present indicative of green
Where this word comes from
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