khaki green

noun

A colour between khaki and green; light olive drab.

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Meanings

nounkhaki green (countable and uncountable, plural khaki greens)

plural khaki greens

  1. countableuncountableA colour between khaki and green; light olive drab.

    Rae wore khaki-green. Khaki-green and khaki-brown were his favourite colours, his image.

    2001, *Leila Aboulela, The Translator, →ISBN, page 61
adjectivekhaki green (comparative more khaki green, superlative most khaki green)

comparative more khaki green · superlative most khaki green

  1. Of a khaki green colour.

    The young man wore [...] a khaki-green t-shirt and shorts.

    2008, Dave Patterson, Green Island: Book 1, Greenways, →ISBN, page 302
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    Roll ⅓ oz (10 g) khaki green fondant into a ball and flatten it to make the cap.

    2003, Carol Deacon, The Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Cake Decorating, →ISBN, page 80

    The trim number for the khaki green models was 1-201, and for the bronze green models, 2-201.

    2009, Don Loffler, Still Holden Together, oo, →ISBN, page 2

Origin

From khaki + green.

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APA

khaki green. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khaki%20green

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“khaki green.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khaki%20green. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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