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rainette green

noun
rai·​nette green | \ rāˈnet-\

Definition of rainette green

: a moderate yellow green that is paler than average moss green and yellower and duller than average pea green or apple green (see apple green sense 1)

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History and Etymology for rainette green

French rainette tree frog, diminutive of raine frog, from Latin rana, probably of imitative origin

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