Definitions
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- adjective of green tinged with brown
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Examples
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								Along with incense, hippie clothing and drug paraphernalia, the store has sold thousands of packets of the crumbly, brownish-green leaves. 
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								Along with incense, hippie clothing and drug paraphernalia, the store has sold thousands of packets of the crumbly, brownish-green leaves. 
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								She turned her head—the carpet beside her cheek was brownish-green. Doggone Mark Meier 2011 
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								NOTE: Tamarind puree—not to be confused with tamarind syrup or tamarind pulp—is a smooth, unsweetened brownish-green puree. Daisy’s Holiday Cooking Daisy Martinez 2010 
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								Her kick connected with the container, and it popped open, a puff of brownish-green dust spraying out over the Special. Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010 
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								He unlocked the front door, and we climbed a narrow staircase, emerging into a living room that featured a three-legged table piled high with empty beer bottles, a lumpy brownish-green couch, an enormous stereo system, an even more enormous television screen, and three guys. mostly good girls Leila Sales 2010 
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								He tossed me a bound cluster of brownish-green grass. Bleeding Violet Dia Reeves 2010 
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								He unlocked the front door, and we climbed a narrow staircase, emerging into a living room that featured a three-legged table piled high with empty beer bottles, a lumpy brownish-green couch, an enormous stereo system, an even more enormous television screen, and three guys. mostly good girls Leila Sales 2010 
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								He unlocked the front door, and we climbed a narrow staircase, emerging into a living room that featured a three-legged table piled high with empty beer bottles, a lumpy brownish-green couch, an enormous stereo system, an even more enormous television screen, and three guys. mostly good girls Leila Sales 2010 
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								He tossed me a bound cluster of brownish-green grass. Bleeding Violet Dia Reeves 2010 
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