forest green
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of forest green
First recorded in 1800–10
Compare meaning
How does forest-green compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
At a game watch party in Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights, one of Los Angeles’ most historic and prominent Mexican American communities, the crowd was nearly entirely dressed in Mexico’s forest green.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Gallery artist Charles Spitzack stayed up late the night of the fire to finish a print depicting the gallery facade in its forest green and redbrick glory.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
These striking pants, based on an actual 1940s quilt, emulate the handmade warmth and quirkiness of the quilts we love with their zigzag stitches and blocks of pink, forest green, maroon and navy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
She was in her 60s with a smart gray bob and a forest green apron that smelled like frosting and menthols.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2023
The corridor’s walls were a deep forest green adorned with maple wainscoting.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
![]()
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.