attributive. Of beryl; composed of or furnished with a beryl; also formerly, of crystal.

(a) n. light green colour; (b) adj. light green; of a light green colour.

With colour words, forming adjectives and nouns, as water-grey, water-green, water-white. See also water blue, n. adj. Cf. watery, adj. compounds 2.

Beryl-like, beryl-coloured.

Of the colour of foliage in spring; light green, grass-green. (In quot. 1849 humorously = ‘green’.)

Of or designating a pale green colour associated with peppermint-flavoured drinks and sweets. Cf. sense A. 4.

Of the colour reseda.

Of the green colour of absinthe. rare.

Of or resembling peppermint; that tastes or smells of peppermint; of the pale green colour associated with peppermint drinks or sweets.