Greening

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  • noun. Any of several varieties of green-skinned apples, especially the Rhode Island Greening.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A becoming or growing green.
  • noun. Specifically In oyster-culture, the process of becoming or the state of being green-gilled. See green-gilled.
  • noun. Any variety of apple of which the ripe skin has a green color. The Rhode Island greening is the most prized in the United States.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A greenish apple, of several varieties, among which the Rhode Island greening is the best known for its fine-grained acid flesh and its excellent keeping quality.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. Present participle of green.
  • noun. The action of the verb to green.
  • noun. A type of pear.
  • noun. A type of apple that is green when ripe.
  • adjective. Becoming green in colour.
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  • noun. the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored
  • Word Usage
    "More than 15 years ago, Secretary of State Jim Baker spoke eloquently about what he called the greening of our foreign policy, and that's exactly why we are here today."
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    green