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Green Fringed OrchisnounMWEfringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply laceratedverified
Green GlandnounMWEone of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory functions) in some crustaceans near the base of the large antennaeverified
Green GoldnounMWEa gold alloy (at least 14 karat gold with silver or silver and cadmium) that has a green appearanceverified
Green GramnounMWEerect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seedsverified
Green HelleborenounMWEdeciduous plant with large deep green pedate leaves and nodding saucer-shaped green flowersverified
Green MayonnaisenounMWEmayonnaise with tarragon or dill and chopped watercress and spinach or cucumberverified
Green PapernounMWEa preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussionverified
Green Pea SoupnounMWEmade of fresh green peas and stock with shredded lettuce onion and celeryverified
Green RevolutionnounMWEthe introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly increased agricultural productivityverified
Green SnakenounMWEeither of two North American chiefly insectivorous snakes that are green in colorverified
Greenhouse EffectnounMWEwarming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphereverified
Greenhouse EmissionnounMWEa gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiationverified
Greenhouse GasnounMWEa gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiationverified
Greenhouse WarmingnounMWEwarming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphereverified
Grey BirchnounMWEmedium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale grey bark and valueless woodverified
Grey FloundernounMWEflounder found from North Carolina to Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexicoverified
Grey GoldenrodnounMWEa dyer's weed of Canada and the eastern United States having yellow flowers sometimes used in dyeingverified
Grey KingbirdnounMWEa kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical Americaverified
Grey MarketnounMWEan unofficial market in which goods are bought and sold at prices lower than the official price set by a regulatory agencyverified
Grey PolypodynounMWEfern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds greyish and scurfy belowverified
Grey PoplarnounMWElarge rapidly growing poplar with faintly lobed dentate leaves grey on the lower surfaceverified
Grey WolfnounMWEa wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North Americaverified
Griffon VulturenounMWElarge vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wingsverified
Grind OrgannounMWEa musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegsverified