Meanings
verbretrogreen (third-person singular simple present retrogreens, present participle retrogreening, simple past and past participle retrogreened)
present singular third person retrogreens · participle present retrogreening · participle past retrogreened · past retrogreened
- colloquialrareTo retrofit existing models or structures (theoretical or physical) to accommodate environmentally friendly values.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Latinretrō
- Englishretro-
- Proto-Germanic*grōniz
- Proto-West Germanic*grōnī
- Old Englishgrēne
- Middle Englishgrene
- Englishgreen
- Englishretrogreen
Cite this entry
APA
retrogreen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrogreen
MLA
“retrogreen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrogreen. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retrogreen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrogreen.
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