cyanobacteria
blue-green algae | predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll, occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats, important as phytoplankton |
| yellow-green algae | any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment |
green algae
chlorophyte | algae that are clear green in color, often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water |
green-tailed towhee
Chlorura chlorura | towhee of the Rocky Mountains |
greater whitethroat
whitethroat Sylvia communis | greyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts |
green frog
spring frog Rana clamitans | similar to bullfrog, found in or near marshes and ponds, of United States and Canada |
Eurasian green toad
Bufo viridis | Eurasian toad with variable chiefly green coloring |
American green toad
Bufo debilis | small green or yellow-green toad with small black bars and stripes |
green turtle
Chelonia mydas | large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle soup |
green lizard
Lacerta viridis | a common Eurasian lizard about a foot long |
| green snake grass snake | either of two North American chiefly insectivorous snakes that are green in color |
smooth green snake
Opheodrys vernalis | of western and central United States |
rough green snake
Opheodrys aestivus | of southern and eastern United States |
| green snake | any of numerous African colubrid snakes |
| green mamba | green phase of the black mamba |
greater prairie chicken
Tympanuchus cupido | the most common variety of prairie chicken |
green peafowl
Pavo muticus | peafowl of southeast Asia |
green woodpecker
Picus viridis | woodpecker of Europe and western Asia |
greenwing
green-winged teal
Anas crecca | common teal of Eurasia and North America |
greater scaup
Aythya marila | large scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence on the head of the male |
| green gland | one of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory functions) in some crustaceans near the base of the large antennae |
lapwing
green plover
peewit pewit | large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs |
greater yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca | a variety of yellowlegs |
| Greater Swiss Mountain dog | the largest of the four Swiss breeds |
green June beetle
figeater | large greenish June beetle of southern United States |
apple aphid
green apple aphid
Aphis pomi | bright green aphid, feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves |
| green peach aphid | yellowish green aphid that is especially destructive to peaches |
green lacewing
chrysopid
stink fly | pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae |
greater kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros | a variety of kudu |
greater pichiciego
Burmeisteria retusa | of southern South America |
green monkey
African green monkey
Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus | common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail |
Acapulco gold
Mexican green | a particularly potent variety of marijuana |
farmer's market
green market
greenmarket | an open-air marketplace for farm products |
| Greater New Orleans Bridge | twin cantilever bridges across the Mississippi at New Orleans |
K
jet super acid
special K
honey oil
green
cat valium
super C | street names for ketamine |
pot grass
green goddess
dope
weed
gage sess
sens
smoke skunk
locoweed
Mary Jane | street names for marijuana |
soft soap
green soap | a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils, used in certain skin diseases |
green
greenness
viridity | green color or pigment, resembling the color of growing grass |
| sea green | the property of a moderate green color resembling the waters of the sea |
| sage green | the color of sage leaves |
| bottle green | dark to moderate or greyish green |
| chrome green | a brilliant green color |
olive green
olive-green | a color that is lighter and greener than olive |
yellow green
yellowish green
chartreuse
Paris green
pea green | a shade of green tinged with yellow |
bluish green
blue green
teal | a blue-green color or pigment, they painted it a light shade of bluish green |
jade green
jade | a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green |
green thumb
green fingers | a special ability to make plants grow |
peritoneal cavity
greater peritoneal sac | the interior of the peritoneum, a potential space between layers of the peritoneum |
greater omentum
gastrocolic omentum
caul | part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines |
pectoralis major
musculus pectoralis major
greater pectoral muscle | a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm |