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green

Energy efficient. Environmentally friendly. See green PC, green datacenter and green building.

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green

1. any of a group of colours, such as that of fresh grass, that lie between yellow and blue in the visible spectrum in the wavelength range 575--500 nanometres. Green is the complementary colour of magenta and with red and blue forms a set of primary colours

2. a person, esp a politician, who supports environmentalist issues (see sense 13)

3. concerned with or relating to conservation of the world's natural resources and improvement of the environment

4. denoting a unit of account that is adjusted in accordance with fluctuations between the currencies of the EU nations and is used to make payments to agricultural producers within the EU

5. (of pottery) not fired

6. Metallurgy (of a product, such as a sand mould or cermet) compacted but not yet fired; ready for firing

7. (of timber) freshly felled; not dried or seasoned

8. (of concrete) not having matured to design strength

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green

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a. the edible leaves and stems of certain plants, eaten as a vegetable

b. freshly cut branches of ornamental trees, shrubs, etc., used as a decoration

2. Slang marijuana of low quality

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Green

1. Henry, real name Henry Vincent Yorke. 1905--73, British novelist: author of Living (1929), Loving (1945), and Back (1946)

2. John Richard. 1837--83, British historian; author of A Short History of the English People (1874)

3. T(homas) H(ill). 1836--82, British idealist philosopher. His chief work, Prolegomena to Ethics, was unfinished at his death

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green

symbol of envy; “the green-eyed monster.” [Color Symbolism: Jobes, 357; Br. Lit.: Othello]

See : Envy

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green

symbol of fruitfulness. [Color Symbolism: Jobes, 356]

See : Fertility

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Green - A language proposed by Cii Honeywell-Bull to meet the DoD Ironman requirements which led to Ada. This language won in 1979. ["On the GREEN Language Submitted to the DoD", E.W. Dijkstra, SIGPLAN Notices 13(10):16-21 (Oct 1978)].