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greenery

[gree-nuh-ree] / ˈgri nə ri /




NOUN
verdure
Synonyms


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Lu added that they would eventually be draped in real greenery, not the plastic version.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Spanning 5,920 square feet, the six-bedroom, seven-bathroom residence is tucked behind gates and surrounded by mature greenery, offering plenty of privacy in the sought-after California enclave.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Rita thought it was ugly and outdated, so she’d covered it with greenery.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

More than a decade later, the restaurant has moved into a larger, airier space filled with greenery — and somehow, the bar keeps getting higher.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

He had been staring into the forest greenery when a deer appeared in abrupt focus.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

At home they had had some lilac bushes and a row of peonies; here were acres of greeneries, filled with flowers of gorgeous and unimaginable splendor, and rare plants from every part of the world.

From Samuel the Seeker by Upton Sinclair

I stared after her for a moment or more, watching the pretty brown dress flashing in and out of shadow among the ragged greeneries, shafts of sunshine now and then flashing upon her hair.

From The Guest of Quesnay by Booth Tarkington

Each, in deference to the long-established tradition of the neighbourhood, bore a garland of ferns and other greeneries, and each came armed with the necessary pin that was to work the spell.

From The School by the Sea by Angela Brazil

The way into the heart of the city led among its statues and greeneries.

From The Story of a Life by J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis

Of these, indeed, the growth is luxuriant, and the path which leads down from the high-road to the cottage is cut through what might be called a grove of these leafy greeneries.

From Tony Butler by Charles James Lever


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