greengrocery

greengrocery
n. (pl. -ies) Brit.
1 the business of a greengrocer.
2 goods sold by a greengrocer.

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noun
1. groceries sold by a greengrocer
• Hypernyms: ↑grocery, ↑foodstuff
2. a greengrocer's grocery store
• Hypernyms: ↑grocery store, ↑grocery, ↑food market, ↑market

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷\ noun
1. chiefly Britain : the wares of a greengrocer
2. chiefly Britain : a greengrocer's shop

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/green"groh'seuh ree, -grohs'ree/, n., pl. greengroceries. Chiefly Brit.
1. a greengrocer's shop.
2. the fruits and vegetables stocked and sold in such a shop.
[1800-10; GREEN + GROCERY]

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greenˈgrocery noun
The produce sold by a greengrocer
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Main Entry: ↑green

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