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| absinthe |
a bitter green liqueur with high alcohol content, made from wormwood and herbs. [1/2 definitions] |
| acorn squash |
a variety of winter squash with a ridged acorn shape and dark green skin. |
| African violet |
any of several related tropical plants, very popular as houseplants, that have fuzzy dark green leaves and bear violet, pink, or white flowers. |
| à la king |
diced and cooked in a cream sauce with green peppers, pimentos, and mushrooms. |
| amaranth |
a plant having coarse leaves and bearing purple, green, or red clusters of small flowers, often grown as a food crop. [1/3 definitions] |
| amazonite |
a moderately hard, green form of microcline, sometimes used as a gemstone. |
| apple |
a firm round fruit with succulent white flesh and a red, green, or yellow skin. [1/3 definitions] |
| aqua |
a light greenish blue or blue-green color. [1/2 definitions] |
| aquamarine |
a type of bluish green beryl used in jewelry. [2 definitions] |
| arbutus |
an evergreen tree or shrub of the heath family having broad dark green leaves and bearing clusters of pink or white flowers and small strawberrylike fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
| arugula |
a plant of the mustard family having flat, green leaves that have a distinctive pungent taste and are often used as salad greens. |
| avocado |
a pear-shaped edible tropical American fruit with a green or black skin, usu. eaten raw in salads or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| baize |
a woolen cloth similar to felt, usu. green and mainly used to cover billiard tables. |
| bell pepper |
the apple-sized fruit of this plant, usu. red when ripe but often eaten green; sweet pepper. [1/2 definitions] |
| Bibb lettuce |
a variety of lettuce with a small round head of loose, tender, dark green leaves. |
| biotite |
a mica commonly found in igneous and metamorphic rock, ranging in color from dark green or brown to black, and containing iron, magnesium, potassium, and aluminum. |
| blanch |
of plants, to prevent from becoming green by cutting off light. [1/5 definitions] |
| bloodstone |
a semiprecious green or greenish quartz flecked with red jasper; heliotrope. |
| blue |
the color of a cloudless sky; the color between green and violet on the spectrum. [1/8 definitions] |
| bluegrass |
a grass having a blue-green color and much used in pastures and lawns, found esp. in Kentucky. [1/2 definitions] |
| bok choy |
a cabbagelike Asian plant, related to mustard, with crisp green leaves on white stalks. [1/2 definitions] |
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