Topic: NATURE
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | grene |
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green1 S1 W2
1 having the colour of grass or leaves : 
beautiful green eyesRaw coffee beans are green in colour. ➔ bottle green, lime green
colour
CCbeautiful green eyesRaw coffee beans are green in colour.; ➔ olive green
at olive (3), pea green2 covered with grass, trees, bushes etc : green fields
grassy
DNgreen fields3 not yet ready to be eaten, or very young : The bananas are still green. tiny green shoots of new grass
fruit/plant
HBPDFThe bananas are still green.tiny green shoots of new grass4
environment
a) also Green [only before noun] connected with the environment or its protection : green issues such as the greenhouse effect and global warming He was an early champion of green politics.
green issues such as the greenhouse effect and global warmingHe was an early champion of green politics.b) harming the environment as little as possible : We need to develop greener cleaning products.
We need to develop greener cleaning products.5 young and lacking experience [= naive]: I was pretty green then; I had a lot of things to learn.
without experience
informalI was pretty green then; I had a lot of things to learn.6 looking pale and unhealthy because you are ill : George looked a bit green the next morning.
ill
informalGeorge looked a bit green the next morning. look green about/around the gills (=look pale and ill)
9 to be good at making plants grow
have green fingers
British English have a green thumb American English —greenness noun [uncountable]
