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greenstuff

British  
/ ˈɡriːnˌstʌf /

noun

  1. green vegetables, such as cabbage or lettuce

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Walt Whitman wrote of grass in 1855: “I guess it must be the flag of my disposition, out of hopeful greenstuff woven.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2022

Blackberry scuttered along the wood toward him and began to nibble at some kind of greenstuff.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

He carried him home to his own kitchen and saved his life, feeding him with milk from a nasal dropper until he was old enough to eat bran and greenstuff.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

Through the mesh he could see a brown bowl, some greenstuff and the ears of two or three rabbits.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

A young couple, an old couple, and half a dozen market baskets overflowing with greenstuff, shared the interior with us.

From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Boyd, Mary Stuart