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Greens
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- 1 plural of Green form-of, plural
- 2 The Australian Greens, a left-wing, progressive green party in Australia Australian
- 3 Synonym of Green Party in various other contexts. informal
- 4 Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly green, particularly informal
- 5 Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly green, particularly; The chariot-racing faction of the Roman circus and Constantinopolitan hippodrome that wore green. historical, informal
"'Constantinople adopted the follies, though not the virtues of ancient Rome,' wrote Edward Gibbon, 'and the same factions which had agitated the circus raged with redoubled fury in the Hippodrome.' Gibbon's judgment was that what produced the 'redoubled fury' in the Hippodrome was senseless hooliganism, and even though the Blues and Greens could be politicized upon occasion, they had no coherent aims, religious or political. Gibbon's successors had alternative suggestions, the most persistent of which has been that the Blues were supporters of religious orthodoxy and the Greens of Monophysitism."
- 1 Leaves and leaf-like parts of edible plants when eaten as vegetables or in salads. plural, plural-only
"salad greens"
- 2 plural of green form-of, plural
- 3 plural of Green form-of, plural
- 4 any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables wordnet
- 5 Green vegetables; edible plants or plant parts that contain chlorophyll. plural, plural-only
"starches, meats, and greens"
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- 6 Leafy plants that are used for decoration. plural, plural-only
"Yuletide greens"
- 7 The green dress uniform of the United States Marine Corps. plural, plural-only
"Some years ago, moths ruined my greens, and my son, a career Army man, sensed my loss."
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of green form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Etymology
From Middle English grenes, equivalent to green + -s. Compare Saterland Frisian Gräinieten (“vegetable”), West Frisian grienten (“vegetables, greens”), Dutch groenten (“vegetables, greens”), German Low German Gröönten (“vegetables, greens”), Danish grøntsager (“vegetables”), Swedish grönsaker (“vegetables”).
From Middle English grenes, equivalent to green + -s. Compare Saterland Frisian Gräinieten (“vegetable”), West Frisian grienten (“vegetables, greens”), Dutch groenten (“vegetables, greens”), German Low German Gröönten (“vegetables, greens”), Danish grøntsager (“vegetables”), Swedish grönsaker (“vegetables”).
From green (verb).
In reference to the ancient Roman and medieval Byzantine racing faction, a calque of Latin prasinī (“Leek-Greens”) or factio prasina (“the leek-green faction”) and Byzantine Greek Πράσινοι (Prásinoi, “Leek-Greens”).
In reference to the ancient Roman and medieval Byzantine racing faction, a calque of Latin prasinī (“Leek-Greens”) or factio prasina (“the leek-green faction”) and Byzantine Greek Πράσινοι (Prásinoi, “Leek-Greens”).
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