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greening
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun greening has 1 sense
- greening(n = noun.phenomenon) rejuvenation - the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored; "the annual rejuvenation of the landscape" is a kind of organic phenomenon
Derived form verb green1
CIDE DICTIONARY
greening, n.
A greenish apple, of several varieties, among which the Rhode Island greening is the best known for its fine-grained acid flesh and its excellent keeping quality. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
greening, n. a variety of apple that is green when ripe.
Etymology
prob. f. MDu. groeninc (as GREEN)
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