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greendale
nounLow
/ˈɡriːndeɪl/A place name, typically referring to a specific town, village, or geographical area.
greene
nounLow (as a proper noun/surname)
/ɡriːn/A surname of English origin, primarily referring to a family name; often associated with the color green, indicating a person who lived near a village green or who worked with the color green.
greenery
nounC1
/ˈɡriːnəri/green plants, leaves, or vegetation; lush green foliage.
greeneville
nounVery Low
/ˈɡriːnvɪl/A proper noun referring to a town or city name, specifically a place name in the United States.
greenfield
nounC1/C2
/ˈɡriːnfiːld/A piece of land that has not been developed or built on before, especially in an urban or industrial context.
greenfield park
nounUncommon
/ˈɡriːnfiːld ˈpɑːk/A public park, often in a city, providing recreational green space for the community, frequently containing lawns, trees, and sometimes playgrounds or sports facilities.
greenfinch
nounLow
/ˈɡriːnfɪn(t)ʃ/A common European songbird with green and yellow plumage.
greenfish
nounLow
/ˈɡriːnfɪʃ/A common name for the fish species *Pollachius virens*, more widely known as pollock or saithe, a commercially important marine fish with a greenish back.
greenfly
nounLow
/ˈɡriːnflaɪ/A small, soft-bodied, sap-sucking insect (an aphid), typically green in colour, often found in large numbers on plants.
greengage
nounC1
/ˈɡriːn.ɡeɪdʒ/A sweet, greenish-yellow variety of plum, with firm, juicy flesh.
greengrass
nounC1
/ˈɡriːn.ɡrɑːs/A proper name, often referring to a brand, a fictional character, a place, or a concept linked to fresh, green grass or natural, chemical-free farming.
greengrocer
nounB1
/ˈɡriːnˌɡrəʊsə/a shopkeeper or a shop that sells fresh vegetables and fruit.
greengrocery
nounC1
/ˈɡriːnɡrəʊs(ə)ri/A shop where fresh fruit and vegetables are sold.
greenham common
nounVery low
/ˌɡriːnəm ˈkɒmən/A specific former Royal Air Force base in Berkshire, England, widely known as the site of a long-running women's peace camp protesting against nuclear weapons.
greenhead
nounLow/Very Low
/ˈɡriːn.hɛd/1. A person with red hair (UK slang, archaic). 2. A type of biting fly, specifically the saltmarsh greenhead fly (Tabanus nigrovittatus) in North America. 3. An immature or inexperienced person (figurative, rare).
greenheart
nounC1/C2
/ˈɡriːnhɑːt/A type of large tropical tree (genus Ocotea) native to Guyana and Trinidad, noted for its exceptionally strong, durable, and heavy timber, which has a greenish colour.
greenhorn
nounC1
/ˈɡriːn.hɔːn/An inexperienced or naive person; a newcomer lacking knowledge in a particular area.
greenhouse
nounB1
/ˈɡriːnhaʊs/A building with glass walls and roof used for growing plants in controlled conditions.
greenhouse effect
nounHigh
/ˌɡriːn.haʊs ɪˈfekt/The process by which certain gases in Earth's atmosphere trap heat from the sun, warming the planet.
greenhouse gas
nounC1
/ˌɡriːn.haʊs ˈɡæs/Any gaseous compound in the atmosphere capable of absorbing infrared radiation, thereby trapping heat and contributing to the greenhouse effect.

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