noun

1. The colour of growing foliage, as well as other plant cells containing chlorophyll; the colour between yellow and blue in the visible spectrum; one of the primary additive colour for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and blue from white light using cyan and yellow filters.

2. (sometimes capitalised) A member of a green party; an environmentalist.

3. A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole.

Synonyms: environmentalist, greenie, tree hugger, treehugger, veg, putting green, bowling green

noun

1. Leaves and leaf-like parts of edible plants when eaten as vegetables or in salads.

2. Green vegetables; edible plants or plant parts that contain chlorophyll.

3. Leafy plants that are used for decoration.