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deep green

British  

noun

  1. a person, esp a politician, who is in favour of taking extreme measures to tackle environmentalist issues

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. in favour of or relating to extreme measures to tackle environmentalist issues

    deep green environmentalists

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Every summer, Seoul turns a deep green, growing dense and lush under humid skies.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

That’s because the twisty, spindly room centerpiece with large, pointy, deep green leaves is no ordinary tree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025

Six thousand trees — nearly all of them varieties of Coffea arabica, the most widely consumed and best-tasting coffee species — sit in neatly planted rows, their waxy, deep green leaves shimmering in the sun.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2024

Issa Rae, a red carpet standout, stunned in plunging deep green.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024

Stanchion had a medium build and was handsomely dressed in deep green and black.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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