English Dictionary

greens

/ɡɹiːnz/

noun

Leaves and leaf-like parts of edible plants when eaten as vegetables or in salads. / Green vegetables; edible plants or plant parts that contain chlorophyll. / Leafy plants that are used for decoration.

I love eating greens with my dinner.

意味（1）

Leaves and leaf-like parts of edible plants when eaten as vegetables or in salads.

If you're a beginning gardener and have never grown a vegetable in your life before, try greens. You'll find no easier group of vegetables to grow than greens.

意味（2）

Green vegetables; edible plants or plant parts that contain chlorophyll.

Greens are the most basic and prevalent life form on the planet. In the waters, the greens are represented in large and microscopic plant life such as phytoplankton, which grow abundantly in oceans around the world and are the foundation of the marine food chain. On land, the greens can be represented in many green plants and tree foliage with access to sunlight and water. They all contain the pigment chlorophyll for photosynthesis.

意味（3）

Leafy plants that are used for decoration.

Tip greens - the new growth at the ends of branches - are often harvested either for the wholesale or retail market, or for one's own processing.

意味（4）

The green uniform of the United States Marine Corps.

Some years ago, moths ruined my greens, and my son, a career Army man, sensed my loss.