leaf-greenadj.n.

Brit.

/liːfˈɡriːn/, U.S.

/ˈlifˈɡrin/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: leaf n.¹, green adj.

Etymology: < leaf n.¹ + green adj. In sense B. 1 after German Blattgrün (1839 or earlier) or its model French chlorophylle chlorophyll n.

A. adj.

Of the colour of green leaves.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adjective] > other greens

beech-greenc1450

viper-greenc1602

sap-green1658

pea-green1752

leaf-green1810

lettuce green1834

Kendal green1866

jade-green1868

pistachio1875

lizard-green1897

mango1991

1810 C. Lucas Joseph 62 Beneath the leaf-green covering's ample shade.

1891 Daily News 19 Sept. 2/1 The hat..is in leaf green felt.

1912 F. W. Fitzsimons Snakes S. Afr. (new ed.) 194 There are two varieties of the Mamba. One is vivid leaf-green, the other is olive or brownish-black.

1998 S. Sontag et al. Blind Man's Bluff xi. 238 Grabbing Fain and mummifying him with the leaf-green duct tape.

2015 Screen (India) (Nexis) 14 May She donned a leaf-green sari.

B. n.

1. = chlorophyll n.

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the world > life > biology > substance > pigment > [noun] > plant pigments > green > chlorophyll

chlorophyll1819

chlorophyllite1838

leaf-green1839

phytochlore1866

phycochrome1867

phytochrome1893

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 415 The ligneous fibres must be freed..from chlorophylle or leaf-green.

1867 Laboratory 15 June 192/2 I employ the term chlorophyll the actual leaf green, or leaf greens, produced by the action of light in vegetation.

1916 C. S. Gager Fund. Bot. 33 The green substance is chlorophyll (leaf-green).

1998 E. Tellegen & M. Wolsink Society & Environment 12 By means of absorption of sunlight the leaf green (chlorophyll) of plants is able to transform water and carbon dioxide into glucose, oxygen and water.

2. A colour like that of green leaves. Cf. sense A.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > other greens

beech-greenc1450

frost on green1559

sap1572

apple green1648

sap-green1686

myrtle green1717

Brunswick green1790

pistachio1791

pistachio green1793

mountain green1794

lettuce green1834

copper-green1843

canard1872

myrtle1872

leaf-green1880

cress-green1883

cresson1883

watercress green1883

lizard-green1897

jade1921

apple1923

laurel1923

mango1930

laurel-green1938

lettuce1963

mint1967

1880 Johnson's New Univ. Cycl. III. ii. 1375/2 Antimony for orange; oxides of copper for leaf-greens.

1907 Home Needlework Mag. June 210/2 The background in the center is tinted a delicate leaf green.

1931 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 25 Apr. 7/4 Soft grays, delicate beiges, the new leaf greens.

2000 Scotsman 18 Jan. 14/5 Colours are the brilliant tropical or sun-washed Mediterranean shades of the early travel brochures—juicy leaf greens mixed with orchid pink or mimosa yellow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	leaf-green
释义	leaf-greenadj.n. Brit. /liːfˈɡriːn/, U.S. /ˈlifˈɡrin/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: leaf n.¹, green adj. Etymology: < leaf n.¹ + green adj. In sense B. 1 after German Blattgrün (1839 or earlier) or its model French chlorophylle chlorophyll n. A. adj. Of the colour of green leaves. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adjective] > other greens beech-greenc1450 viper-greenc1602 sap-green1658 pea-green1752 leaf-green1810 lettuce green1834 Kendal green1866 jade-green1868 pistachio1875 lizard-green1897 mango1991 1810 C. Lucas Joseph 62 Beneath the leaf-green covering's ample shade. 1891 Daily News 19 Sept. 2/1 The hat..is in leaf green felt. 1912 F. W. Fitzsimons Snakes S. Afr. (new ed.) 194 There are two varieties of the Mamba. One is vivid leaf-green, the other is olive or brownish-black. 1998 S. Sontag et al. Blind Man's Bluff xi. 238 Grabbing Fain and mummifying him with the leaf-green duct tape. 2015 Screen (India) (Nexis) 14 May She donned a leaf-green sari. B. n. 1. = chlorophyll n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > substance > pigment > [noun] > plant pigments > green > chlorophyll chlorophyll1819 chlorophyllite1838 leaf-green1839 phytochlore1866 phycochrome1867 phytochrome1893 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 415 The ligneous fibres must be freed..from chlorophylle or leaf-green. 1867 Laboratory 15 June 192/2 I employ the term chlorophyll the actual leaf green, or leaf greens, produced by the action of light in vegetation. 1916 C. S. Gager Fund. Bot. 33 The green substance is chlorophyll (leaf-green). 1998 E. Tellegen & M. Wolsink Society & Environment 12 By means of absorption of sunlight the leaf green (chlorophyll) of plants is able to transform water and carbon dioxide into glucose, oxygen and water. 2. A colour like that of green leaves. Cf. sense A. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > other greens beech-greenc1450 frost on green1559 sap1572 apple green1648 sap-green1686 myrtle green1717 Brunswick green1790 pistachio1791 pistachio green1793 mountain green1794 lettuce green1834 copper-green1843 canard1872 myrtle1872 leaf-green1880 cress-green1883 cresson1883 watercress green1883 lizard-green1897 jade1921 apple1923 laurel1923 mango1930 laurel-green1938 lettuce1963 mint1967 1880 Johnson's New Univ. Cycl. III. ii. 1375/2 Antimony for orange; oxides of copper for leaf-greens. 1907 Home Needlework Mag. June 210/2 The background in the center is tinted a delicate leaf green. 1931 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 25 Apr. 7/4 Soft grays, delicate beiges, the new leaf greens. 2000 Scotsman 18 Jan. 14/5 Colours are the brilliant tropical or sun-washed Mediterranean shades of the early travel brochures—juicy leaf greens mixed with orchid pink or mimosa yellow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1810
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