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GREENISH-BROWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does greenish-brown mean? 

GREENISH-BROWN (adjective)
  The adjective GREENISH-BROWN has 1 sense:

1. of brown tinged with greenplay

  Familiarity information: GREENISH-BROWN used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GREENISH-BROWN (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of brown tinged with green

Similar:

chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)


 Context examples 


A naturally occurring, fibrous amphibole asbestos mineral with a color ranging from gray to greenish-brown.

(Amosite Asbestos, NCI Thesaurus)



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