greens
/ɡɹiːnz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.86 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Green vegetables; edible plants or plant parts that contain chlorophyll.
noun
Leafy plants that are used for decoration.
noun
Example Sentences
- "salad greens"
- "collard greens"
- "If you're a beginning gardener and have never grown a vegetable in your life before, try greens. You'll find no easier group of vegetables to grow than greens."
- "Collard Greens are my favorite greens!"
- "Throughout the winter and spring, a variety of little greens shoot up that are the staples of a harvested salad."
- "So, here's the deal: greens should be an essential part of every meal. And by greens I mean leafy greens, leaves on plants (such as tomato leaves), and herbs."
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”).
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Wiktionary places this term in Sports.