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adjective as in young, new, blooming
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budding, burgeoning, developing, flourishing, foliate, growing, immature, infant, juvenile, maturing, pullulating, recent, sprouting, supple, unripe
adjective as in inexperienced
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callow, cherry, credulous, gullible, ignorant, inexpert, ingenuous, naive, unconversant, unpolished, unpracticed, unskillful, unsophisticated, untrained, unversed, wet behind the ears, youthful
adjective as in emerald in color
adjective as in referring to practices or policies that do not negatively affect the environment
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biodegradable, ecological, environment-friendly, environmental, environmentally-safe
Example Sentences
Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University and their collaborators discovered that a pigment known as siphonein helps marine green algae continue photosynthesizing efficiently, even under intense light.
The plants that were chosen for Tuesday’s ceremony look greener, he said, and have more visual appeal.
The tea leaves are grown in the shade, specially processed and then stone-ground into the bright green, earthy powder used in drinks and desserts.
At an industrial unit in the Essex town of Basildon, green steel drums of frozen orange concentrate arrive from Brazil, overseen by Maxim McDonald.
Mattel MAT 2.45%increase; green up pointing triangle said U.S. retailers significantly ramped up orders in recent weeks, giving the toy company enough confidence ahead of the holidays to back its outlook for the year.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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