Meanings
nounPomona green (countable and uncountable, plural Pomona greens)
plural Pomona greens
- countableuncountableapple-green
Who did not know that office Jaun of pale Pomona green, / With its drab and yellow lining, and picked out black between, / Which down the Esplanade did go at the ninth hour of the day […]
1851, Henry Meredith Parker, Bole Ponjis
Origin
Named after Pomona, the goddess of fruitful abundance.
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Pomona green. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pomona%20green
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“Pomona green.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pomona%20green. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pomona green,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pomona%20green.
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