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Definition of Greenings
1. greening [n] - See also: greening
Lexicographical Neighbors of Greenings
Literary usage of Greenings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1879)
"The officers and men finally took charge of steamer» bought at Philadelphia.
per gallon. Winter apples were harvested in excellent condition. greenings ..."
2. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1867)
"Intending to have the tree under consideration, grafted to "greenings," only, I
carefully selected the scions from that part of the tree which liad always ..."
3. Transactions by Massachusetts Horticultural Society (1913)
"I have used Baldwins four rows and greenings four rows, Baldwins three and ...
The Baldwins do the best with us on a sandy loam, and the greenings do best ..."
4. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1842)
"... good specimens of Golden russets, Roxbury, Baldwin, Rhode Island greenings,
... Daniel Waldo, Nonsuch, Rhode Island greenings, and a fine looking ..."
5. Annual Report (1903)
"One peck each of Baldwins and greenings was fumigated for half an hour. ...
The greenings that were treated with solutions of copper carbonate and copper ..."
6. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1845)
"The tree is still living and now bears greenings only. It has some years produced
20 bushels, though they are less sour, and more pleasant than the ordinary ..."
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