reddish-green

adjective

Of a part of a plant, of a reddish or sometimes magentaish color that blends into or seems darkened by green (e.g. from other parts of the plant).

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Meanings

adjectivereddish-green (comparative more reddish-green, superlative most reddish-green)

comparative more reddish-green · superlative most reddish-green · alternative reddish green

  1. biologyOf a part of a plant, of a reddish or sometimes magentaish color that blends into or seems darkened by green (e.g. from other parts of the plant).

    A. orlandiana 'Ensign' is almost too lovely for words. The bright white margins are accented so wonderfully with bright red spinose teeth and rosy-red markings. The entire light green leaf center is mottled red to reddish-green, giving even more curious combinations of colors.

    2015, Laurence C. Hatch, HITS: House, Interior, Tropical, and Succulent Plants:: Genera A to B
  2. An impossible or nonsensical color, especially in philosophy.

Translations

German rötlichgrün, rötlich-grün
  • rötlichgrünreddish, greenish color (of plants)
  • rötlich-grünreddish, greenish color (of plants)
  • rotgrünreddish, greenish color (of plants)
Russian се́ро-бу́ро-мали́новый
  • се́ро-бу́ро-мали́новый (séro-búro-malínovyj)impossible or nonsensical color
Swedish rödgrön
  • rödgrönreddish, greenish color (of plants)
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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