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
As we get closer to the water, yellow-green grass gives way to flat, charcoal-gray rocks.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 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
The new shoots of the willows were a sharp yellow-green.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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