"greens" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɹiːnz/ Audio: en-us-greens.ogg
enPR: grēnz Rhymes: -iːnz Etymology: From Middle English grenes, equivalent to green + -s. Compare Saterland Frisian Gräinieten (“vegetable”), West Frisian grienten (“vegetables, greens”), Dutch groenten (“vegetables, greens”), German Low German Gröönten (“vegetables, greens”), Danish grøntsager (“vegetables”), Swedish grönsaker (“vegetables”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|grenes}} Middle English grenes, {{af|en|green|-s|nocat=1|pos=plural noun}} green + -s, {{cog|stq|Gräinieten|t=vegetable}} Saterland Frisian Gräinieten (“vegetable”), {{cog|fy|grienten|t=vegetables, greens}} West Frisian grienten (“vegetables, greens”), {{cog|nl|groenten|t=vegetables, greens}} Dutch groenten (“vegetables, greens”), {{cog|nds-de|Gröönten|t=vegetables, greens}} German Low German Gröönten (“vegetables, greens”), {{cog|da|grøntsager|t=vegetables}} Danish grøntsager (“vegetables”), {{cog|sv|grönsaker|t=vegetables}} Swedish grönsaker (“vegetables”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} greens pl (plural only)
  1. Leaves and leaf-like parts of edible plants when eaten as vegetables or in salads. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-greens-en-noun-en:leaves_as_food Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  2. Green vegetables; edible plants or plant parts that contain chlorophyll. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-greens-en-noun-en:vegetables_generally
  3. Leafy plants that are used for decoration. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-greens-en-noun-en:leaves_as_decorations Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  4. (military) The green dress uniform of the United States Marine Corps. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Military Categories (lifeform): Vegetables Translations (any vegetable eaten by humans, regardless of colour): բանջար (banǰar) (Armenian), masamba (Chichewa), groenten [feminine, plural] (Dutch), verdura [feminine] (Galician), λαχανικά (lachaniká) [neuter, plural] (Greek), holus [neuter] (Latin), зарзават (zarzavat) [masculine, uncountable] (Macedonian), о́вощи (óvošči) [masculine, plural] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-greens-en-noun-en:green_dress_uniform Disambiguation of Vegetables: 18 25 12 33 1 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Chichewa translations, Terms with Crimean Tatar translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hausa translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Pannonian Rusyn translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 13 5 45 1 27 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 9 13 6 59 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 18 7 61 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 14 3 51 1 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 16 2 43 1 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 6 10 4 74 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 6 10 4 74 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 7 11 5 74 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Chichewa translations: 6 10 3 81 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Crimean Tatar translations: 7 12 5 71 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 9 12 6 72 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 11 5 74 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 13 6 71 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 7 11 5 74 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 7 10 4 73 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 12 6 71 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 8 12 6 72 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hausa translations: 6 10 4 78 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 11 5 74 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 8 11 5 74 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 6 11 4 76 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 8 11 5 74 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 7 11 5 71 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 11 5 74 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 6 11 4 76 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 7 13 2 77 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 7 11 5 73 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Pannonian Rusyn translations: 7 11 4 76 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 11 6 72 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 7 8 74 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 11 5 74 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 13 5 72 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 10 4 77 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 6 11 4 76 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 6 10 4 74 5 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'any vegetable eaten by humans, regardless of colour': 22 26 6 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: beet greens, collard greens, dandelion greens, leafy greens, mess of greens, salad greens, spring greens, turnip greens, warrigal greens, mustard greens Translations (leaves of certain edible green plants): groente (Afrikaans), կանաչեղեն (kanačʻeġen) (Armenian), բանջար (banǰar) (Armenian), зеляні́на (zjeljanína) [feminine] (Belarusian), зе́лень (zjéljenʹ) [feminine] (Belarusian), masamba (Chichewa), (cài) (Chinese Mandarin), 青菜 (qīngcài) (Chinese Mandarin), yeşillik (Crimean Tatar), groenten [feminine, plural] (Dutch), bladgroente [feminine] (Dutch), lehtivihannekset [plural] (Finnish), vihannekset [plural] (Finnish), légumes verts [masculine, plural] (French), verdura [feminine] (Galician), მწვანილი (mc̣vanili) (Georgian), Blattgemüse (German), λαχανικά (lachaniká) [neuter, plural] (Greek), χόρτα (chórta) [neuter, plural] (Greek), ganye (Hausa), verdura [feminine] (Italian), erbe [feminine, plural] (Italian), cime [feminine, plural] (Italian), erbaggi [masculine, plural] (Italian), (na) (alt: ) (Japanese), 菜っ葉 (nappa) (alt: なっぱ) (Japanese), 푸성귀 (puseonggwi) (Korean), зелје (zelje) [neuter, uncountable] (Macedonian), korare (Maori), pincar (Northern Kurdish), bladsalat [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), grønt [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), bladgrønt [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), желєнїдло (željenjidlo) [neuter] (Pannonian Rusyn), zielenina [feminine] (Polish), verdura [feminine] (Portuguese), зе́лень (zélenʹ) [feminine] (Russian), verduras [feminine, plural] (Spanish), grönt uncountable (Swedish), gröna [plural] (Swedish), grönsaker (Swedish), зе́лень (zélenʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), зелени́на (zelenýna) [feminine] (Ukrainian), rau (Vietnamese)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'leaves of certain edible green plants': 30 25 18 28

Noun

IPA: /ɡɹiːnz/ Audio: en-us-greens.ogg
enPR: grēnz Rhymes: -iːnz Etymology: From Middle English grenes, equivalent to green + -s. Compare Saterland Frisian Gräinieten (“vegetable”), West Frisian grienten (“vegetables, greens”), Dutch groenten (“vegetables, greens”), German Low German Gröönten (“vegetables, greens”), Danish grøntsager (“vegetables”), Swedish grönsaker (“vegetables”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|grenes}} Middle English grenes, {{af|en|green|-s|nocat=1|pos=plural noun}} green + -s, {{cog|stq|Gräinieten|t=vegetable}} Saterland Frisian Gräinieten (“vegetable”), {{cog|fy|grienten|t=vegetables, greens}} West Frisian grienten (“vegetables, greens”), {{cog|nl|groenten|t=vegetables, greens}} Dutch groenten (“vegetables, greens”), {{cog|nds-de|Gröönten|t=vegetables, greens}} German Low German Gröönten (“vegetables, greens”), {{cog|da|grøntsager|t=vegetables}} Danish grøntsager (“vegetables”), {{cog|sv|grönsaker|t=vegetables}} Swedish grönsaker (“vegetables”) Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} greens
  1. plural of green Tags: form-of, plural Form of: green
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɡɹiːnz/ Audio: en-us-greens.ogg
enPR: grēnz Rhymes: -iːnz Etymology: From green (verb). Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} greens
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of green Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: green
    Sense id: en-greens-en-verb-hU-pnHOD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "text": "Greens are the most basic and prevalent life form on the planet. In the waters, the greens are represented in large and microscopic plant life such as phytoplankton, which grow abundantly in oceans around the world and are the foundation of the marine food chain. On land, the greens can be represented in many green plants and tree foliage with access to sunlight and water. They all contain the pigment chlorophyll for photosynthesis.",
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      "sense": "leaves of certain edible green plants",
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      "sense": "leaves of certain edible green plants",
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English grenes, equivalent to green + -s. Compare Saterland Frisian Gräinieten (“vegetable”), West Frisian grienten (“vegetables, greens”), Dutch groenten (“vegetables, greens”), German Low German Gröönten (“vegetables, greens”), Danish grøntsager (“vegetables”), Swedish grönsaker (“vegetables”).",
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