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greengrocery

[ green-groh-suh-ree, -grohs-ree ]
/ ˈgrinˌgroʊ sə ri, -ˌgroʊs ri /
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noun, plural green·gro·cer·ies. Chiefly British.

a greengrocer's shop.
the fruits and vegetables stocked and sold in such a shop.

RELATED WORDS

production, goods, crop, outgrowth, yield, outcome, harvest, fruitage, outturn

Nearby words

  1. greenfish,
  2. greenfly,
  3. greengage,
  4. greengrass,
  5. greengrocer,
  6. greenham common,
  7. greenhead,
  8. greenheart,
  9. greenhorn,
  10. greenhouse

Origin of greengrocery

First recorded in 1800–10; green + grocery
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Examples from the Web for greengrocery

  • 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 Meredith

  • At 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 Howard

  • His foregrounds had always a succulent cluster or two of greengrocery at the corners.

    Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5)|John Ruskin

  • The 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-Green