greenery C2 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives US /ˈɡriː.nɚ.i/ UK /ˈɡriː.nər.i/ See IPA manual Freq #32439 Meanings 1 noun green leaves, plants, or vegetation considered collectively Dense greenery hid the old stone wall from the road. 2 noun foliage used as decoration The hall was dressed with winter greenery for the celebration. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · green leaves, plants, or... foliageverdurevegetation 2 noun · foliage used as decoration foliagebranches Word family Related forms greenleafageplant life Etymology Formed from green with the collective noun suffix -ery. It first denoted green vegetation generally and later also foliage gathered for decoration. Topics Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # greenery **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡriː.nɚ.i/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡriː.nər.i/ **Frequency rank:** 32439 ## Meanings 1. green leaves, plants, or vegetation considered collectively 2. foliage used as decoration ## Examples - Dense greenery hid the old stone wall from the road. - The hall was dressed with winter greenery for the celebration. ## Synonyms - foliage - verdure - vegetation ## Related Forms - green - leafage - plant life ## Etymology Formed from green with the collective noun suffix -ery. It first denoted green vegetation generally and later also foliage gathered for decoration. ## Topics - Word Formation & Derivatives - General Vocabulary markdown