"retrogreen" meaning in English

See retrogreen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: retrogreens [present, singular, third-person], retrogreening [participle, present], retrogreened [participle, past], retrogreened [past]
Etymology: retro- + green Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|retro|green}} retro- + green Head templates: {{en-verb}} retrogreen (third-person singular simple present retrogreens, present participle retrogreening, simple past and past participle retrogreened)
  1. (colloquial, rare) To retrofit existing models or structures (theoretical or physical) to accommodate environmentally friendly values. Tags: colloquial, rare
    Sense id: en-retrogreen-en-verb-fWJsvEGE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with retro-

Inflected forms

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