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Greece a Balkan country on the Mediterranean between the Aegean and Adriatic Seas.
greed extreme desire for wealth, possessions, or the like, beyond what one needs or deserves; avarice.
greedy extremely desirous of wealth or possessions without regard to the desires of others. [3 definitions]
Greek of or pertaining to Greece or its people, culture, language, or the like. [6 definitions]
Greek Cross a cross in which the horizontal and vertical bars are of equal length and intersect at their midpoints at right angles.
Greek fire an incendiary material used in warfare by Byzantine Greeks in the Middle Ages.
greekless combined form of greek.
Greek-letter of, pertaining to, or designating a society, such as a fraternity or sorority, whose name consists of Greek letters.
Greek Orthodox Church the national church of Greece, which is a part of the Eastern Orthodox Church. [2 definitions]
green the color of emeralds or of young, growing foliage; the color lying between yellow and blue on the spectrum. [17 definitions]
green alga any of numerous algae with green coloring, such as sea lettuce.
greenback a piece of U.S. paper money.
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]