Etymology
Origin of greenness
before 900; Middle English, Old English grēnnes. See green, -ness
Example Sentences
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Often working at home, she has pored over satellite data to spot decreases in vegetation greenness during drought, a telltale sign of die-off caused by declining aquifer levels.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2024
What helped the Rigden team make the connection between the drought and climate change was a multi-year satellite record of vegetation greenness which shows shifts in southern Madagascar that indicate changes in water availability.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024
De Souza said another attraction of battery swapping is its greenness.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
Their greenness is distinctive and gains extra contours when reflected in New York’s neon lights.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
At the front, and on both sides, there was the lawn, sloping downwards to a gravelled drive, and then into the lane, and without any tree or flower-bed to relieve the bald greenness.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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