forest green
Americannoun
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Origin of forest green
First recorded in 1800–10
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The bags first became a “must-need item” last year — with the store releasing the mini totes in navy, yellow, red and forest green.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2025
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
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
Dressed in forest green, they were wearing helmets designed to fend off tiger attacks—metal shields covered the backs of their necks.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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