forest green
Americannoun
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Origin of forest green
First recorded in 1800–10
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On the other bench, Denver’s injured superstar was dressed in a forest green suit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
It was a deep forest green and managed to warm up the gray living room.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2023
It’s a jaunty forest green cottage surrounded by cherry laurels, with a meditation room for the practicing Buddhist and a statue of St. Francis on the back porch that survived the flames.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2023
On the street outside, a forest green maintenance vehicle with a poster of a young Mullah Omar — the founder of the Taliban movement — plastered on the windshield raced past.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
The corridor’s walls were a deep forest green adorned with maple wainscoting.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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