lime green

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noun

: a bright, light yellowish-green color

lime-green

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adjective

: having a bright, light yellowish-green color
a lime-green shirt

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Noun
Signature red hot poker flowers glow in red, orange and gold, but there are species and cultivars that bear magenta and white, burgundy and green, lime green, and pure butter-yellow torches, too. Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025 The Grammys are also coming fresh off Brat summer, in which Charli XCX had everyone seeing lime green with the explosion of her latest album. Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Violeta picked a lime-green shirt and jungle-print pants. Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024 The hotel’s concern for parents extends to details like a lime-green plastic step stool at the marble bathroom sinks and matching plastic contraption hung from the faucet to bring water closer to a person of small stature. Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lime green 

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“Lime green.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lime%20green. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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