greens
noun
- cruciferous vegetables as a primary meal constituent
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɡɹiːnz/
name
Etymology: In reference to the ancient Roman and medieval Byzantine racing faction, a calque of Latin prasinī (“Leek-Greens”) or factio prasina (“the leek-green faction”) and Byzantine Greek Πράσινοι (Prásinoi, “Leek-Greens”).
- plural of Green
- The Australian Greens, a left-wing, progressive green party in Australia
- Synonym of Green Party in various other contexts.
- Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly green, particularly
- Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly green, particularly
“'Constantinople adopted the follies, though not the virtues of ancient Rome,' wrote Edward Gibbon, 'and the same factions which had agitated the circus raged with redoubled fury in the Hippodrome.' Gibbon's judgment was that what produced the 'redoubled fury' in the Hippodrome was senseless hooliganism, and even though the Blues and Greens could be politicized upon occasion, they had no coherent aims, religious or political. Gibbon's successors had alternative suggestions, the most persistent of which has been that the Blues were supporters of religious orthodoxy and the Greens of Monophysitism.”
noun
Etymology: In reference to the ancient Roman and medieval Byzantine racing faction, a calque of Latin prasinī (“Leek-Greens”) or factio prasina (“the leek-green faction”) and Byzantine Greek Πράσινοι (Prásinoi, “Leek-Greens”).
- plural of Green
verb
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
- third-person singular simple present indicative of green