greensickness

[ green-sik-nis ]
nounPathology.

  1. chlorosis (def. 2).

Origin of greensickness

1
First recorded in 1575–85; green + sickness

Other words from greensickness

  • greensick, adjective

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How to use greensickness in a sentence

  • Maurice was never the lover corresponding most nearly with an ideal of greensick maiden dreams.

    Carnival | Compton Mackenzie

  • I suffered myself from the same greensick fantasticalities, when I was a girl.

    Memoirs of a Midget | Walter de la Mare

British Dictionary definitions for greensickness

greensickness

/ (ˈɡriːnˌsɪknɪs) /

noun

  1. another name for chlorosis

Derived forms of greensickness

  • greensick, adjective

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