"green roof" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: green roofs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} green roof (plural green roofs)
  1. A roof of a house or other building which is covered with soil and grass, plants, trees, or other landscaping materials. Synonyms: ecoroof Translations (roof of a house or other building which is covered with soil and grass, plants, trees, etc.): groen dak [neuter] (Dutch), begrüntes Dach [neuter] (German), οροφόκηπος (orofókipos) [masculine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-green_roof-en-noun-NCjGxmiI Disambiguation of 'roof of a house or other building which is covered with soil and grass, plants, trees, etc.': 51 21 27
  2. A roof of a house or other building on which solar panels, solar hot water collectors, wind powered turbines, or other natural energy collectors are placed.
    Sense id: en-green_roof-en-noun-vcncSyK4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 52 32
  3. A roof of a house or other building which is designed to collect rainfall for use in gardens, lawns, or as drinking water. Categories (topical): Gardens
    Sense id: en-green_roof-en-noun-X3cCiXkj Disambiguation of Gardens: 19 27 54

Inflected forms

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