as in vegetation
green leaves or plants
Scottish highlands covered with lush greenery
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Recent Examples of greenery
So can our indoor greenery really purify the air effectively.
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Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2025
With other bathrooms, neutral tones and fresh pops of greenery read as modern and elegant.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
The restaurant boasts a whopping 400 seats across two stories and a garden courtyard, which is filled with greenery.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
The enormous bar served as the centerpiece, with greenery in the marquee extending all the way to the roof.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2025
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Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2025
With other bathrooms, neutral tones and fresh pops of greenery read as modern and elegant.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
The restaurant boasts a whopping 400 seats across two stories and a garden courtyard, which is filled with greenery.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
The enormous bar served as the centerpiece, with greenery in the marquee extending all the way to the roof.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greenery
Noun
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The types of vegetation that livestock do remove tend to grow back within one year, so the benefit of them eating plants to prevent fires is short-lived and not worth the environmental cost.—
Delaney Rudy,
The Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2025
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This destabilizes the soil, weakens native vegetation, damages lawns, and causes erosion.—
Alan Clemons,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Gorgeous, blue-tinged foliage grows in a dense mat covering the ground, providing evergreen color and stabilizing the soil.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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The amount of high-energy radiation that filters in through the foliage can vary greatly between habitats, some of which are heavily shaded by leafy canopies, while others are more open and allow more sunlight in.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
23 Feb. 2025
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Originally from Montana, Pennoyer loves to photograph the flora and fauna of Minnesota but also enjoys traveling and photographing around other parts of the country.—
Meghan Davy Sandvold,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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Along California’s borders with Oregon, Nevada and Arizona, border protection stations run by the California Department of Food and Agriculture control the flora and fauna entering the state through highways.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Greenery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenery. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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