yellow-green

[ yel-oh-green ]

/ ˈyɛl oʊˈgrin /

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noun

a color containing both yellow and green.

adjective

of the color yellow-green.

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Origin of yellow-green

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby yellow-green

yellowfin tuna, yellow flag, yellow gentian, yellow goatfish, yellow granadilla, yellow-green, yellow-green algae, yellow gum, yellowhammer, Yellow Hats, yellowhead

How to use yellow-green in a sentence

Dye called green may be really blue-green or yellow-green, and combined with red, will make a muddy color.
Philippine Mats|Hugo H. Miller
He drew rein once, to gaze up through the dome at the yellow-green disk of Jursa.
The Envoy, Her|Horace Brown Fyfe
Chlorine is a yellow-green gas, which may, by cold and pressure, be condensed into a liquid.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
At times the light was nimble, flinging itself about in rich waves, warming to dazzling yellow-green and rose.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson

The color is a yellow-green, of which dark and light impressions may readily be found.
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America|John Kerr Tiffany