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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production, goods, crop, outgrowth, yield, outcome, harvest, fruitage, outturnExamples from the Web for greengrocery
Historical Examples of greengrocery
At length, one day, the broker sent his men into the shop, who threw all the greengrocery about like peelings of onions.
Rattlin the ReeferEdward Howard
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 OxfordEvelyn Everett-Green
His foregrounds had always a succulent cluster or two of greengrocery at the corners.
Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5)John Ruskin
The first thing that struck my eye on approaching was the unusual appearance of the Wattles's greengrocery shop.
A Girl Among the AnarchistsIsabel Meredith