Monthly Archive for May, 2009

green / green/ adj. 1. of the colour of growing leaves, between yellow and blue in the spectrum.   2. covered with plants, grass, leaves, etc.; verdant: green fields.  3. consisting of green vegetables: a green salad.  4. full of life and vigour.  5. characterised by a concern for environmental issues.  6. not dried or cured; unseasoned.  7. unripe.  8. untrained; inexperienced.  9. easily fooled; gullible.  10. fresh or new.  11. pale; sickly.  12. not cooked, fired, set or otherwise fully processed.  13. Colloquial jealous.  14. concerned with or relating to the protection of the natural environment: the green vote. | n. a green colour.  16. grassy land; a plot of grassy ground: the village green …19. (pl) a. the leaves and stems of plants, eg lettuce, used for food.  b. fresh leaves or branches of trees, shrubs, etc., used for decoration. | v.i., v.t. 20. to become or make green.

Macquarie Pocket Dictionary – Third Edition, Jacaranda Wiley Limited, Australia, 1998