greens
greens Lexical Profile
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• noun
The edible green leaves and stems of various herbaceous plants, such as spinach, kale, collards, Swiss chard, or lettuce, eaten raw in salads or cooked as a culinary vegetable.
"The nutritionist recommended adding a generous serving of dark, leafy greens to every evening meal."
The areas of closely cropped, smooth turf immediately surrounding the holes on a golf course, or grassy grounds used for lawn bowling.
"Morning dew made the putting greens much slower during the opening round of the golf tournament."
Freshly cut branches, boughs, or leafy foliage used as festive or ornamental decorations.
"In early December, they decorated the fireplace mantel with fragrant pine and cedar greens."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From the plural of 'green', derived from Old English 'grene', from Proto-Germanic '*groniz', which is closely related to the verb 'grow' and originally referred to living, growing plants.