green up in English

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      "form": "greens up",
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      "form": "greened up",
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        "Of vegetation: to put forth new growth."
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        "Of a landscape, region, etc.: to become green as a result of seasonal vegetation growth."
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          "sense": "to become green due to vegetational growth",
          "word": "ńdahootsóóh"
        }
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  "word": "green up"
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      "lang": "Navajo",
      "lang_code": "nv",
      "sense": "to become green due to vegetational growth",
      "word": "ńdahootsóóh"
    }
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  "word": "green up"
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"green up" meaning in English

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