greens

noun

1. (plural, plural-only)Leaves and leaf-like parts of edible plants when eaten as vegetables or in salads.

   “salad greens”

   “collard greens”

   “If you're a beginning gardener and have never grown a vegetable in your life before, try greens. You'll find no easier group of vegetables to grow than greens.”

   “Collard Greens are my favorite greens!”

   “Throughout the winter and spring, a variety of little greens shoot up that are the staples of a harvested salad.”

2. (plural, plural-only)Green vegetables; edible plants or plant parts that contain chlorophyll.

   “starches, meats, and greens”

   “Greens are the most basic and prevalent life form on the planet. In the waters, the greens are represented in large and microscopic plant life such as phytoplankton, which grow abundantly in oceans around the world and are the foundation of the marine food chain. On land, the greens can be represented in many green plants and tree foliage with access to sunlight and water. They all contain the pigment chlorophyll for photosynthesis.”

   “Seaweed is delicious, and now that you've fallen in love with these ocean greens, you likely can't wait to polish off multiple bowlfuls each day.”

   “91% of Americans don't eat the recommended daily intake of green vegetables. This is a combination of the challenge of time, budget and the perception most of us picked up as kids that greens don't taste good.”

   “We know we should eat more greens, but we so easily get stuck in a rut and just steam some broccoli or green beans, time and time again”

3. (plural, plural-only)Leafy plants that are used for decoration.

   “Yuletide greens”

   “Tip greens - the new growth at the ends of branches - are often harvested either for the wholesale or retail market, or for one's own processing.”

   “In phase II, we carried out the field portion of the study during two consecutive weeks in April 2002, a time that coincided with the end of the spring floral greens havesting season for that year.”

   “"We're going for Christmas greens and Dad's going to cut our tree from away up on the hillside," Toad told him, "and," he added, "we're going to take one of the horses with us to drag it home.”

4. (plural, plural-only)The green dress uniform of the United States Marine Corps.

   “Some years ago, moths ruined my greens, and my son, a career Army man, sensed my loss.”

5. (form-of, plural)plural of green
6. (form-of, plural)plural of Green

verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of green

name

1. (form-of, plural)plural of Green
2. (Australian)The Australian Greens, a left-wing, progressive green party in Australia
3. (informal)Synonym of Green Party in various other contexts.
4. (informal)Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly green, particularly
5. (historical, informal)Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly green, particularly