| green bean |
a type of kidney bean characterized by its long thin green pod. [2 definitions] |
| greenbrier |
any of various climbing plants of the lily family, having prickly stems and thick oval leaves, and often bearing black berries. |
| green card |
a registration card that allows an alien to live and be employed in the United States. |
| green corn |
young ears of sweet corn. |
| green dragon |
a wildflower of eastern North America that bears tiny flowers at the base of a long thin spike surrounded by narrow leaves. |
| greenery |
green vegetables or foliage. |
| green-eyed |
(informal) afflicted with envy; jealous. |
| greengage |
a type of plum characterized by its gold-green skin and flesh and its sweet taste. |
| greenhorn |
a youthful or inexperienced person. [2 definitions] |
| greenhouse |
a building or enclosure, usu. having a glass roof and walls, for growing and tending plants in a controlled atmosphere. |
| greenhouse effect |
the warming trend on the surface and in the lower atmosphere of a planet, held by scientists to occur when solar radiation is trapped, as by emissions from the planet. |
| greenhouse gas |
any atmospheric gas that absorbs and emits radiant energy and contributes to the greenhouse effect. |
| greening |
any of various types of apple whose skin remains green when the fruit is ripe. |
| Greenland |
the largest island in the world, a self-governing possession of Denmark between Iceland and the northeastern coastal islands of Canada. |
| green light |
the green-colored light that signifies that oncoming traffic has the right of way. [2 definitions] |
| green mold |
any of various fungi whose spores are greenish. |
| green monkey |
any of several small, ground-dwelling West African monkeys whose gray hair has a greenish tinge. |
| green onion |
a variety of onion that is picked while very young, has a long green stem, and is often eaten raw; scallion. |
| green pepper |
the fruit of the bell or sweet pepper before it turns red. [2 definitions] |
| greenroom |
a lounge or waiting room provided in some theaters and concert halls for actors or musicians when they are offstage. |
| greens fee |
the charge for playing on a golf course. |