"green lung" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: green lungs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} green lung (plural green lungs)
  1. An area of natural parkland within an urban region, supposed to replenish the air with oxygen.
    Sense id: en-green_lung-en-noun-E-qDaBUW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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