reddish green

English

Adjective

reddish green (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of reddish-green
    • 1783, Charles Bryant, Benjamin White, Flora diaetetica or: History of esculent plants:
      It is of a reddish brown colour on the outside, yellow within, and sends forth many very large, smooth, heart-shaped leaves, having thick footstalks of a reddish green colour, which are a little channelled on their under side, but are flat on the upper.
    • 1913, Twenty-Fifth Annual Report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University, page 79:
      P. albiflora. [...] Description of plant — Habit of plant erect, medium tall, compact. Growth strong and healthy. Stem medium long, strong, green. Blooming habit free. Buds borne in clusters, healthy. Foliage well furnished, dark green, fine; veins reddish green.
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