as in vegetation
green leaves or plants Scottish highlands covered with lush greenery

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Recent Examples of greenery Dim lighting and live greenery complete the moody vibe. Jessica Boehm, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025 Nestled amidst lush tropical greenery and overlooking the Gulf of Thailand, the Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui offers guests an idyllic escape. Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025 In addition to giving a glimpse at the family's home in Montecito, showing fruit in a bucket on the countertop and a view of the greenery out the window, the image featured special souvenirs from the event for the couple's children. Stephanie Petit, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025 The murder weapon was discovered under greenery next to a sidewalk near the crime scene. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for greenery
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Noun
  • The Fragonard Room — with its visual pandemonium of vegetation and clouds, like being inside a springtime version of a snow-globe — has always been one of the Frick’s signature attractions.
    Holland Cotter, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Texas has seen fire hazards range from the far northern Panhandle, where ground vegetation froze and dried out, and push hundreds of miles east to the coast.
    JIM VERTUNO, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Even minor sparks or drifting embers can incite nearby foliage or grass, setting off a rapidly spreading fire.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Managing and Replanting Tulip Bulbs After the third year of blooms and foliage dieback, use a small garden fork to gently dig up the cluster of bulbs.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Big cities like Rome and Paris are already transitioning to warmer weather and are blooming with architecture, flora and fauna that will give you a change of scenery.
    Nora Colomer, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
  • This study suggests that the evolution of gut flora in giraffes may be more complex than previously assumed, and this microbial community may actually be shaped by long-term evolutionary processes that go beyond diet.
    GrrlScientist, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Greenery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenery. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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