yellow-green

[ yel-oh-green ]

noun

1. a color containing both yellow and green.

adjective

1. of the color yellow-green.

Word History and Origins

Origin of yellow-green¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

Dye called green may be really blue-green or yellow-green, and combined with red, will make a muddy color.

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He drew rein once, to gaze up through the dome at the yellow-green disk of Jursa.

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Chlorine is a yellow-green gas, which may, by cold and pressure, be condensed into a liquid.

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At times the light was nimble, flinging itself about in rich waves, warming to dazzling yellow-green and rose.

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The color is a yellow-green, of which dark and light impressions may readily be found.

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