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green

adjective (NOT READY)
 
 
/ɡriːn/

Definition

(especially of fruit) not ready to eat, or (of wood) not dry enough to use: green bananas/tomatoesVarious qualities of foodTypes of wood greenness
 
 
/ˈɡriːn.nəs/ noun [U]
the quality of being green: What first struck her when she arrived in England was the greenness of the countryside.The qualities of colour
(Definition of green adjective (NOT READY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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