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green vs salad green

salad green vs green

green and salad green both are nouns.

green is an adjective but salad green is not an adjective.

green is a verb but salad green is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
green Yes Yes Yes No
salad green Yes No No No
As nouns, salad green is a hyponym of green; that is, salad green is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than green:
  • green: any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
  • salad green: greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads
green (noun) salad green (noun)
street names for ketamine greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
green (adjective) salad green (adjective)
not fully developed or mature; not ripe
concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party
of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
looking pale and unhealthy
naive and easily deceived or tricked
green (verb) salad green (verb)
turn or become green
Difference between green and salad green

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