blue-green

[bloo-green]

noun

1. a color about midway between blue and green in the spectrum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blue-green¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Those sown in August are currently just tiny blue-green shoots.

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Spotting the vases, he chipped the encrustation off one of them and was convinced what he was holding in his hands was celadon, an extremely valuable East Asian stoneware characterized by its beautiful blue-green glaze.

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These findings show that marine algae have evolved specialized pigments not only to absorb the blue-green light available underwater but also to withstand the damaging effects of intense sunlight.

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In recent years large blooms of potentially toxic blue-green algae in Lough Neagh – caused in large part by long-term pollution – have grabbed the headlines.

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It follows the confirmation of high levels of blue-green algae.

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