hunter green

noun

: a dark yellowish green

Examples of hunter green in a Sentence

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On a weekend morning at the San Jose Mylapore, when my husband and I waited in a line that lasted over an hour, the staffers brought us a tray containing small cups of agathi keerai rice, a delicious, hunter green mix that delighted us. Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026 Plus, the hunter green color upgrades it from a basic rain coat to a fashionable find. Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2026 He was last seen wearing tan shoes, hunter green pants and possibly a blue-colored coat. Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 4 Jan. 2026 Reddit user u/notcoolgirl had been eyeing the Coach Swing Zip in hunter green for some time. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hunter green

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hunter green was in 1898

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“Hunter green.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunter%20green. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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