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
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