yellow-green
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of yellow-green
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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The researchers found that a biochemical pathway gradually forms the blue pigments, starting at a white colour, which progressively becomes yellow-green, red-brown-pink, dark brown, light blue, and finally dark blue-green.
From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2024
He is the embodiment of forceful aggression yielding to delicate grace, and the blurred blue and yellow-green of his mask perfectly reflect the painting’s water and reeds.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023
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
I’ll never forget the day I bit a mopane worm in half and that yellow-green ooze came out and I thought, “I’m eating caterpillar shit.”
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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