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.

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Origin of greengrocery

First recorded in 1800–10; green + grocery

Words nearby greengrocery

green gland, green glass, Green Goddess, Greengrass, greengrocer, greengrocery, Greenham Common, greenhead, greenheart, green heron, greenhorn

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 Meredith
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
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

It is the same with the other shops—greengrocery, fish, and fruit.
Nights in London|Thomas Burke

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