"blue green" meaning in English

See blue green in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: * blue + green * (politics): from blue representing conservatism and green representing environmentalism Etymology templates: {{com|en|blue|green}} blue + green, {{sense|politics}} (politics): Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} blue green (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of blue-green.
    Of a bluish green colour.
    Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: blue-green algae Related terms: blue-green deployment Translations (colour/color): appelblauwzeegroen (Dutch), bluverda (Esperanto), glaŭka (Esperanto), bleu-vert (French), namu (Māori), niebieskozielony (Polish), azul-esverdeado (Portuguese), azul-água (Portuguese), albastru-verzui (Romanian), си́не-зелёный (síne-zeljónyj) (Russian), bughawing lunti (Tagalog), ninamu (Tahitian), си́ньо-зеле́ний (sýnʹo-zelényj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-blue_green-en-adj-QBcS0Kr5 Disambiguation of 'colour/color': 100 0
  2. Alternative form of blue-green.
    (politics) Synonym of ecocapitalist; Pertaining to ecocapitalism
    Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: ecocapitalist [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-blue_green-en-adj-NXuyJar0 Categories (other): Politics Topics: government, politics

Noun

Forms: blue greens [plural]
Etymology: * blue + green * (politics): from blue representing conservatism and green representing environmentalism Etymology templates: {{com|en|blue|green}} blue + green, {{sense|politics}} (politics): Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} blue green (countable and uncountable, plural blue greens)
  1. A bluish green colour. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-blue_green-en-noun-Mes~ftZg
  2. (politics) An ecocapitalist; a person concerned with ecocapitalism. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-blue_green-en-noun-6VEnVJLE Categories (other): Politics Topics: government, politics
  3. A blue-green alga. Tags: countable, uncountable
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "word": "blue green"
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