"Green Goddess" meaning in All languages combined

See Green Goddess on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the Green Goddess [canonical]
Etymology: From their green color. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Green Goddess}} the Green Goddess
  1. (endearing, informal) The Kenkyusha New Japanese-English Dictionary. Tags: endearing, informal
    Sense id: en-Green_Goddess-en-name-bpKdsfoA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Dictionaries, Nicknames Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Dictionaries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Nicknames: 80 20

Noun [English]

Forms: Green Goddesses [plural]
Etymology: From their green color. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Green Goddess}} Green Goddess (plural Green Goddesses)
  1. (UK, informal) A fire engine used by the army, the Bedford RLHZ Self-Propelled Pump. Tags: UK, informal
    Sense id: en-Green_Goddess-en-noun-75AxPnaV Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

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