degreen

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verb

To remove the green pigment (chlorophyll) from the skins of mature fruit, typically by treatment with ethylene.

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Meanings

verbdegreen (third-person singular simple present degreens, present participle degreening, simple past and past participle degreened)

present singular third person degreens · participle present degreening · participle past degreened · past degreened

  1. transitiveTo remove the green pigment (chlorophyll) from the skins of mature fruit, typically by treatment with ethylene.
  2. ambitransitiveOf fruit: to have the green pigment removed.

Origin

From de- + green.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

greened
Cite this entry
APA

degreen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degreen

MLA

“degreen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degreen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “degreen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degreen.

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