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Definition of Greens

1. Noun. Any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables.

Definition of Greens

1. Proper noun. (informal) a green party ¹

2. Noun. (plural of green) ¹

3. Noun. (plurale tantum) The leaves of certain edible green plants, especially of brassicas, eaten as a vegetable. ¹

4. Noun. (plurale tantum) Any vegetables eaten by humans, regardless of colour. ¹

5. Verb. (third-person singular of green) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Greens

1. green [v] - See also: green

Lexicographical Neighbors of Greens

Literary usage of Greens

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society by American-Irish Historical Society (1911)
"IRISH JASPER greens REMEMBER COMRADES. One of the features of Georgia's Memorial Day in Savannah, which was observed on April 26, 1910, was the unveiling of ..."

2. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1886)
"And it is to the destruction of these old greens that the falling off in the game is chiefly to be traced. Whether the present generation can play bowls as ..."

3. Observations on Modern Gardening by Thomas Whately (1770)
"... thicket is generally moft agre- able, when it is one fine mafs of well-mixed greens : that mafs gives to the whole a unity, which can by no other means ..."

4. Outlines of Industrial Chemistry: A Text-book for Students by Frank Hall Thorp, Warren Kendall Lewis (1916)
"These greens are prepared by the dry or the wet methods. ... These greens are sometimes sold under the names Victoria, Prussian, or chrome green. ..."

5. The Principles of Vegetable-gardening by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1901)
"Small plants of the common beet, as explained on page 279, are often used for greens. Orach is allied to the amaranths, or pigweeds. ..."

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