Green

biographical name

Julien or Julian 1900–1998 French novelist

Kids Definition

green

1 of 2 adjective

ˈgrēn 

1

: of the color green

2

a

: covered by green leaves or herbs

b

: consisting of green plants or of the leafy part of a plant

a green salad

3

: not fully grown or ripe

4

a

: marked by a sickly appearance

b

: envious

—used especially in the phrase green with envy

5

: lacking training, knowledge, or experience

green troops

6

a

: concerned with or supporting environmentalism

b

: tending to preserve the quality of the environment

green dish soap

greenish

ˈgrē-nish 

adjective

greenly

ˈgrēn-lē

adverb

greenness

ˈgrēn-nəs 

noun

green

2 of 2 noun

1

: a color (as that of fresh grass) that ranges between blue and yellow

2

a

: green vegetation

b

plural : leafy parts of plants used for some purpose (as ornament or food)

3

: a grassy plain or plot

especially : a smooth grassy area at the end of a golf fairway containing the hole

4

: money sense 1a

5

often capitalized : environmentalist

especially : a member of a political party focusing on environmental and social issues

greeny

ˈgrē-nē

adjective

Medical Definition

green

1 of 2 adjective

ˈgrēn 

1

: of the color green

2

of a wound : being recently incurred and unhealed

3

: marked by a pale, sickly, or nauseated appearance

4

of hemolytic streptococci : tending to produce green pigment when cultured on blood media

green

2 of 2 noun

1

: a color whose hue is somewhat less yellow than that of growing fresh grass or of the emerald or is that of the part of the spectrum lying between blue and yellow

2

: a pigment or dye that colors green see janus green