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green vs salad greens

salad greens vs green

green and salad greens both are nouns.

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

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
green Yes Yes Yes No
salad greens Yes No No No
As nouns, salad greens is a hyponym of green; that is, salad greens 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 greens: greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads
green (noun) salad greens (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 greens (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 greens (verb)
turn or become green
Difference between green and salad greens

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