greenwood

¹ American  

[green-wood] / ˈgrinˌwʊd /

noun

1. a woods or forest when green, as in summer.

---

Greenwood ² American  

[green-wood] / ˈgrinˌwʊd /

noun

1. a city in W South Carolina.

2. a city in NW Mississippi.

3. a town in central Indiana.

---

greenwood British  

/ ˈɡriːnˌwʊd /

noun

1. a forest or wood when the leaves are green: the traditional setting of stories about English outlaws, esp Robin Hood

---

Etymology

Origin of greenwood

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; green, wood ¹

Example Sentences

Hanauer texted Constantine: “What the hell? There was an army of armed soldiers in my neighborhood and a thousand police cars. On greenwood and 150th. Is this your doing? What is going on?”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2014

What was left were greenwood memories: a sense that in the endurance of a great oak was still embedded the longevity of our British culture.

From BBC • May 7, 2010

In so doing he gained his soul, a kingdom in the greenwood, and anonymity.

From Time Magazine Archive

But still it may be close enough to catch a phantom glimpse of the greenwood.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Under the greenwood tree,” sang Maid Marian, “Who loves to lie with me, And tune his merry note Unto the sweet bird’s throat.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White