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Added 9 October 2026

greens

/ɡɹiːnz/ noun

In Latin: holus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about greens at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables.

Origin

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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