—used for a usually green or yellow liqueur
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Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026
Come Sunday, Raman, wearing jeans and a chartreuse cardigan, was greeting bike riders at a Sawtelle coffee shop and speaking to a phone bank group at UCLA.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
While this annual doesn’t produce significant flowers, its foliage comes in a stunning array of bold colors—magenta, lime green, chartreuse, and red—that rival your garden’s most beautiful blooms.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
With fifteen colors to choose from—from chartreuse to fuschia—the Bisley vertical file cabinet is the jewel of office storage.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 18 May 2026
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The canyons are layered with color; evergreen junipers and chartreuse shrubs blanket the ground.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026
Come Sunday, Raman, wearing jeans and a chartreuse cardigan, was greeting bike riders at a Sawtelle coffee shop and speaking to a phone bank group at UCLA.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
While this annual doesn’t produce significant flowers, its foliage comes in a stunning array of bold colors—magenta, lime green, chartreuse, and red—that rival your garden’s most beautiful blooms.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
With fifteen colors to choose from—from chartreuse to fuschia—the Bisley vertical file cabinet is the jewel of office storage.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 18 May 2026
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“Chartreuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chartreuse. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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