niagara green

noun

often capitalized N

: a light bluish green that is greener and duller than average aqua green (see aqua green sense 1), greener and paler than average turquoise green, and greener and stronger than robin's-egg blue (see robin's-egg blue sense 2)

Word History

Etymology

from Niagara Falls or Niagara river

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