greening

noun

green·​ing ˈgrē-niŋ How to pronounce greening (audio)
: any of several green-skinned apples

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State officials have spent more than $45 million on citrus diseases from 2007 to 2015, but little progress has been made to combat citrus greening. Steve Wilson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024 Citrus greening isn’t the first time Southern California citrus has faced an apocalypse. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024 Despite differing priorities among the 27-nation union, the European Union is sending clear signals to energy companies to progress rigorous greening objectives. Jeffrey Skelton, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 The maps show that the area of land on the Antarctic Peninsula covered by plants increased from 0.33 square miles to 4.61 square miles between 1986 and 2021, with a notable acceleration in greening after 2016. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for greening 

Word History

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of greening was in 1577

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“Greening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greening. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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