greengrocery
[ green-groh-suh-ree, -grohs-ree ]
noun,plural green·gro·cer·ies.Chiefly British.
a greengrocer's shop.
the fruits and vegetables stocked and sold in such a shop.
Origin of greengrocery
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How to use greengrocery in a sentence
The first thing that struck my eye on approaching was the unusual appearance of the Wattles's greengrocery shop.
A Girl Among the Anarchists | Isabel MeredithHis foregrounds had always a succulent cluster or two of greengrocery at the corners.
Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5) | John RuskinThe street was encumbered with stalls set up by country folks for the sale of greengrocery, scullery-wares, and fruit or cakes.
A Clerk of Oxford | Evelyn Everett-GreenAt length, one day, the broker sent his men into the shop, who threw all the greengrocery about like peelings of onions.
Rattlin the Reefer | Edward HowardIt is the same with the other shops—greengrocery, fish, and fruit.
Nights in London | Thomas Burke
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