Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Green foliage; verdure.
- noun Such foliage used for decoration.
- noun A place where plants are grown.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Pl. greeneries (-iz). A place where green plants are reared.—2. A mass of green plants or foliage; the appearance of color presented by such a mass.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Green plants; verdure.
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- noun
green foliage orverdure - noun
Foliage used as adecoration - noun slang
marijuana
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- noun green foliage
Etymologies
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Examples
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Looking out on the yard with full greenery is a superb sense of feeling after waking up early in the morning.
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I like to gather some greenery from the garden, infuse water with herbs, take a crystal (a remnant from my brush with the new age last century) and light a candle.
happy Solstice Another Outspoken Female 2009
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The draping greenery from the tree blends nicely with the village scenery, and you will also have much more room to experiment with the placement of your village pieces.
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The mix of concrete and greenery is now the centerpiece of the park, a collaboration with the design firm James Corner Field Operations.
Picturing Failure, Sketching Dreams Ellen Gamerman 2010
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I like to gather some greenery from the garden, infuse water with herbs, take a crystal (a remnant from my brush with the new age last century) and light a candle.
Archive 2009-12-01 Another Outspoken Female 2009
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Apparently I was wasting time that I could have been spending in the pub – I wish I had known that at the time on January 24, 2010 at 3: 07 pm buster as a probationer I wnt to a body hanging in a tree in a wooded area early January, the winter had stripped all leaves and greenery from the trees and it looked spooky a body silhouted against a grey sky.
The Love Shack, Baby. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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Laura: yes, greenery from the trees and bushes outside are the best choice because you do not have to store them in an attic or a box somewhere.
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Than our mountain greenery with its mountain scenery
The People Of Lewes Newmania 2008
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The church was decorated inside and out with fresh flowers, paper roses, palm fronds and greenery from the forest.
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The church was decorated inside and out with fresh flowers, paper roses, palm fronds and greenery from the forest.
reesetee commented on the word greenery
A PA Dutch folk art symbol of a bountiful life.
November 21, 2007