—used for a usually green or yellow liqueur
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2025
Night Light® shines year-round with golden foliage that takes on bronze and chartreuse hues in winter.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
Avoid cool or overly bright greens like chartreuse in bedrooms.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 29 Dec. 2025
Colors, meanwhile, include nudes, roses, coral, and golds and bronzes with sparkling hints of chartreuse and blue.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2025
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Available both as shrubs or trees, some false cypress varieties offer chartreuse foliage, while others have grass green foliage.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2025
Night Light® shines year-round with golden foliage that takes on bronze and chartreuse hues in winter.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
Avoid cool or overly bright greens like chartreuse in bedrooms.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 29 Dec. 2025
Colors, meanwhile, include nudes, roses, coral, and golds and bronzes with sparkling hints of chartreuse and blue.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Chartreuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chartreuse. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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