yellow-green
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of yellow-green
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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Casa Vieja Meadows was a perfect Sierra scene: a half-mile plain of yellow-green grass, a ring of forest all around it, a cattleman’s shed across the way and tranquil Ninemile Creek running its length.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2025
The team began by synthesizing red, yellow-green, and blue quantum dots coated with zinc-sulfur shells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2025
After the sudden collapse of Conte's "yellow-green" government, Cipollone was promoted by Bank of Italy governor Ignazio Visco as one of his deputies in 2020.
From Reuters ● Aug. 30, 2023
Growing up to 15 centimetres high, with unassuming tan or yellow-green tops, death caps can taste quite nice, according to people who have accidentally eaten them and survived.
From Scientific American ● May 16, 2023
It skirts the lakes at the bottom of the Rift and passes through groves of fever trees, yellow-green and glowing in the sun.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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