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greenery

[ gree-nuh-ree ]

/ ˈgri nə ri /

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noun, plural green·er·ies for 2.

green foliage or vegetation; verdure.

a place where green plants are grown or kept.

Origin of greenery

First recorded in 1790–1800; green + -ery

Words nearby greenery

greenbottle fly, greenbrier, greenbug, greendale, greene, greenery, greeneville, greenfield, greenfield park, greenfield's disease, greenfinch

Example sentences from the Web for greenery

Greenery, lakes, the creeks and rolling hills, forests, birds, other critters, and all the farms.

Send Bin Laden the Bill: Dakota Meyer on His Return From Afghanistan |Dakota Meyer |September 29, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Our plates and glasses (there were many of the latter) peeped at us from a bower of roses, and bosky dells of greenery.

My Friend the Chauffeur |C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
The path she had taken led through a narrow lane, overhung with blossoms and greenery.

The Weavers, Complete |Gilbert Parker
As she spoke there was a slight rustling in the path through the greenery, and Olivia emerged upon the edge of the bank.

The Clammer and the Submarine |William John Hopkins

Emerging from a lock came a bower of greenery rather than a steamer.

Through Finland in Carts |Ethel Brilliana Alec-Tweedie
The narrower reaches were all overshadowed by the long grass until you had to part the greenery to see the water.

Vandemark's Folly |Herbert Quick

British Dictionary definitions for greenery

greenery

/ (ˈɡriːnərɪ) /

noun plural -ries

green foliage or vegetation, esp when used for decoration