blue green
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- noun
- /bluː ɡriːn/
- Blue-green was considered the most beautiful pigment, perhaps because it was associated with jade, the most valuable material of ancient Mesoamerica.
- blue green algae
- blue green water
Examples
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Come September, she'll begin to lay the blue-green eggs.
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The ocean rolled in blue green waves crested with foam, sparkling under the sun.
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He painted the walls of his room a calming shade of blue green to create a tranquil atmosphere.
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In the artist's palette, the blue green hue was perfect for depicting the lush tropical landscape.
Synonyms
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A green-blue color like the water in a tropical sea
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A blue-green color often used for clothes or walls
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A dark blue color with a little green that artists use for painting
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A greenish blue color used in printing and design
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A blue color with a little green in it
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A bright blue color with a green tint like a peacock's feathers
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A bright greenish-blue color like a peacock's feathers
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A color that is a mix of blue and green
How Blue
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a color that is a blend of blue and green' is directly and transparently derived from the constituents 'blue' and 'green'—a B1 learner who knows both color words will readily infer a hue between them. Color-combination naming is a common, regular compositional pattern across languages, so the phrase is immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
The word blue green comes from the simple image of mixing blue and green paint until they blend into one shade. That's why it means a 'color between blue and green' or a material of that color.