pea green

pea green
noun
a shade of green tinged with yellow
• Derivationally related forms: ↑chartreuse (for: ↑chartreuse)
• Hypernyms: ↑green, ↑greenness, ↑viridity

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noun
: a variable color averaging a moderate yellow-green that is greener, lighter, and stronger than average moss green, greener and lighter than mosstone, and lighter and slightly stronger than spinach green

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a medium or yellowish green.
[1745-55]

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pea green UK US adjective
bright green in colour
Thesaurus: words used to describe specific colourshyponym

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pea green,
a light green.
–pea´-green´, adjective.

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n. a yellowish green color like that of pea soup

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noun [noncount]
: a yellowish-green color

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • pea green — n [U] a light green colour >pea green adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pea´-green´ — pea green, a light green. –pea´ green´, adjective …   Useful english dictionary

  • pea green — adjective bright green in color …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pea green — pea′ green′ n. a medium or yellowish green • Etymology: 1745–55 …   From formal English to slang

  • pea green — ► NOUN ▪ a bright green colour …   English terms dictionary

  • pea green — n. a light yellowish green …   English World dictionary

  • pea-green — adjective of a moderate slightly yellowish green color • Similar to: ↑chromatic * * * peaˈ green (or / grēnˈ/) noun and adjective 1. Yellowish green, like the colour of soup made from split peas 2. Bright green like fresh peas • • • Main Entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pea-green — colorful colorful adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pea green — noun (U) a light green colour, like that of peas pea green adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pea-green — See pea green. * * * …   Universalium

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