moss green

a moderate to dark yellow-green color.

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First recorded in 1880–85

moss-green, adjective

She wore a very simply made dress of moss-green velveteen, high to the throat, and relieved by a deep falling collar of old point.
We Two|Edna Lyall
One morning Clytie arose, put on her moss-green dress, and went to ride in her seashell boat.
Brooks's Readers, Third Year|Stratton D. Brooks
Over the moss-green earth "bespred with faire flowers" the branches of the stately trees threw lacelike shadows.
The Birth of the Nation|Mrs. Roger A. Pryor
He followed in the darkness of the moss-green towers the roar of the subterranean flood and the rocking of the ground.
Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2)|Jean Paul Friedrich Richter

The cup was nicked and battered, bright on the sides, moss-green on the bottom.
The Heritage of the Desert|Zane Grey