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greenery - 3 dictionary results

green⋅er⋅y

[gree-nuh-ree]
–noun, plural -er⋅ies for 2.
1. green foliage or vegetation; verdure.
2. a place where green plants are grown or kept.

Origin:
1790–1800; green + -ery
green·er·y   (grē'nə-rē)   
n.   pl. green·er·ies
    1. Green foliage; verdure.
    2. Such foliage used for decoration.
  1. A place where plants are grown.

Greenery

Green"er*y\, n. Green plants; verdure.

A pretty little one-storied abode, so rural, so smothered in greenery. --J. Ingelow.
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