cress green

cress green
adjective
of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green
Syn: ↑cresson, ↑watercress
Similar to: ↑chromatic
Derivationally related forms: ↑watercress (for: ↑watercress)

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noun
: a moderate yellow green that is greener and deeper than average moss green, yellower and darker than average pea green, and yellower and duller than apple green (sense 1) — called also cresson, watercress

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