greenery

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/ˈɡɹiːnəɹi/

noun

Green foliage or verdure.

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OriginEnglish green ← Middle English grene ← Old English grēne →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

noungreenery (usually uncountable, plural greeneries)

plural greeneries

  1. uncountableusuallyGreen foliage or verdure.
  2. uncountableusuallyFoliage used as decoration.
  3. slanguncountableusuallyMarijuana.

    Synonyms: bhang, benj, boo, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheeba

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMarijuana.

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More synonyms by meaning

noungreen foliage

Similar
verdure
Broader
leafleafagefoliage
Also see
marijuanaverdure

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰreh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gróh₁nis
  3. Proto-Germanic*grōniz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*grōnī
  5. Old Englishgrēne
  6. Middle Englishgrene
  7. Englishgreen
  8. Englishgreenery

From green + -ery.

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Translations

Bulgarian зеле́на укра́са, зеленина́
  • зеле́на укра́са (zeléna ukrása)foliage used as decoration
  • зеленина́ (zeleniná)green foliage
  • расти́телност (rastítelnost)green foliage
Chinese Mandarin 草木, 植被
  • 草木 (cǎomù)foliage used as decoration
  • 植被 (zhíbèi)foliage used as decoration
  • 綠色植物 /绿色植物 (lǜsè zhíwù)foliage used as decoration
  • 草木 (cǎomù)green foliage
  • 植被 (zhíbèi)green foliage
  • 綠色植物 /绿色植物 (lǜsè zhíwù)green foliage
Czech zeleň
  • zeleňgreen foliage
Finnish viherkasvit, viherkasvi
  • viherkasvitfoliage used as decoration
  • viherkasvigreen foliage
French feuillage, verdure
  • feuillagegreen foliage
  • verduregreen foliage
Italian verde, verdura
  • verdefoliage used as decoration
  • verduragreen foliage
Polish zieleń, roślinność
  • zieleńfoliage used as decoration
  • roślinnośćgreen foliage
  • zieleńgreen foliage
Portuguese folhagem, verdura
  • folhagemfoliage used as decoration
  • verduragreen foliage
Russian зелёные ве́тви, листва́
  • зелёные ве́тви (zeljónyje vétvi)foliage used as decoration
  • листва́ (listvá)foliage used as decoration
  • зе́лень (zélenʹ)green foliage
  • расти́тельность (rastítelʹnostʹ)green foliage
Spanish frondosidad, plantaje
  • frondosidadgreen foliage
  • plantajegreen foliage
Swedish grönska
  • grönskagreen foliage
Turkish yeşillik, yeşillik
  • yeşillikfoliage used as decoration
  • yeşillikgreen foliage
Ukrainian зе́лень, зеле́нощі
  • зе́лень (zélenʹ)green foliage
  • зеле́нощі (zelénošči)green foliage
  • росли́нність (roslýnnistʹ)green foliage
  • зелени́на (zelenýna)green foliage
Yiddish גרינס, גרינס
  • גרינס (grins)foliage used as decoration
  • גרינס (grins)green foliage

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with greenery

machinerysceneryplenarycentenarysenarysestercentenary
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Cite this entry
APA

greenery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenery

MLA

“greenery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greenery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenery.

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