greenery

[ gree-nuh-ree ]
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noun,plural green·er·ies for 2.
  1. green foliage or vegetation; verdure.

  2. a place where green plants are grown or kept.

Origin of greenery

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; green + -ery

Words Nearby greenery

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How to use greenery in a sentence

  • The bush behind them through which the fire had passed showed trees stripped of their greenery and outlined with glowing embers.

    The Pioneers | Katharine Susannah Prichard
  • Vines threatened to engulf the circling street of sepulchers in greenery and bloom, and grass to encroach on the flower plots.

    Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor Atkinson

British Dictionary definitions for greenery

greenery

/ (ˈɡriːnərɪ) /


nounplural -ries
  1. green foliage or vegetation, esp when used for decoration

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