greens

See also Greens, and green

English

Etymology

From the plural form of green.

Pronunciation

• enPR: grēnz, IPA: /ɡriːnz/, X-SAMPA: /gri:nz/

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• Rhymes: -iːnz

Noun

greens

1. Plural form of green
2. (plural only) The leaves of certain edible green plants, especially of brassicas, eaten as a vegetable.
3. (plural only) Any vegetables eaten by humans, regardless of colour.

Derived terms

• beet greens
• collard greens
• dandelion greens
• mess of greens
• salad greens
• spring greens
• turnip greens
• warrigal greens

Translations

leaves of certain edible green plants

• Afrikaans: groente (af)
• Dutch: groenten (nl) f pl, bladgroente (nl) f
• Finnish: vihannekset (fi) pl
• French: légumes verts (fr) m pl
• Galician: verdura (gl) f
• Georgian: მწვანილი (ka) (mcvanili)

• German: Blattgemüse (de)
• Italian: verdura (it) f, erbe (it) f pl, cime (it) f pl, erbaggi (it) m pl
• Macedonian: зелје (mk) (zélje) n (uncountable)
• Spanish: verduras (es) f pl
• Swedish: grönt (sv) uncountable, gröna (sv) pl, grönsaker (sv)
• Vietnamese: rau (vi)

any vegetable eaten by humans, regardless of colour

• Dutch: groenten (nl) f pl

• Macedonian: зарзават (mk) (zárzavat) m (uncountable)

Verb

greens

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of green.

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