Definition of greenish | Bee Dictionary of English

s of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass

Finding little in their own time to interest them, "Little Savages" paint greenish, many-muscled nudes in extravagant attitudes before Italianate backgrounds of rolling hills .
On any given day in Baghdad it's hard to envision a city on the rise amid the shattered buildings, fields of trash and pools of smelly greenish waste water baking under the sun in .
Without it, instant chocolate pudding would be greenish, artificially flavored grape soda would look blue, and cake mixes would have a lemony-green tinge.

A critically endangered beauty: The passion flower Passiflora kwangtungensis
( Pensoft Publishers ) The Chinese passion vine species Passiflora kwangtungensis strikes with the beauty of its clusters of white-greenish flowers and its small round fruit. Feared extinct for a long period of time, this engaging plant has been rediscovered in Hunan Province, but it remains highly endangered. A recent study discusses the conservation status of P. kwangtungensis, raising ...
June 12, 2013 - EurekAlert!
Taste test: pistachio nuts
Most low-calorie snacks are sold in such small portions that we end up eating the whole box to satisfy a craving. That's usually not the case with pistachio nuts. These greenish tree nuts, originally from the Middle East, pack loads of flavor and high fiber in a 1-ounce serving. They are low calorie and have less fat than most nuts. Today, most …
June 11, 2013 - Tampa Bay Times
Algae turns some lakes in Lake County brown
It took only a couple of weeks for two big lakes in Lake County to turn brown. The water has been invaded by a microscopic strain of algae that has made things really ugly. The water changed color from greenish-blue to brown. It's not a pretty sight along Little Lake Harris. Shane Lancaster and his buddy said nothing beats a morning out on the lake, as long as they stay in the boat. "I don't ...
June 7, 2013 - WFTV 9 Orlando

Amos Oz in Ha'aretz
In "A Tale of Love and Darkness," Oz writes: "She hardly encountered any shop windows on her walk, apart from the unlit window of the Tnuva Dairy where a greenish poster was fixed to the inside of the glass with four strips of brown sticky...
Mohammad Ashraful in CricInfo.com
I had a look at the wicket, it seemed harder and a bit greenish and I think it would not turn so much,said Ashraful. "We actually wanted such a wicket, which both batsmen and bowlers can exploit."
Delta Goodrem in Digital Spy
I have never had any insecurities about my appearance before, but after I became ill I had to take steroids, and I bloated a bit. My skin was greenish and I'd lost my hair,Delta told Australia's Cosmopolitan magazine. "I had to wear braces...