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yellow-green

American  
[yel-oh-green] / ˈjɛl oʊˈgrin /

noun

  1. a color containing both yellow and green.


adjective

  1. of the color yellow-green.

Etymology

Origin of yellow-green

First recorded in 1760–70


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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

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

Each lizard has exactly eleven yellow spots, but the spots are hard to see on its yellow-green body.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar

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