regreen

English

Etymology

re- + green

Verb

regreen (third-person singular simple present regreens, present participle regreening, simple past and past participle regreened)

  1. (transitive) To make green again (especially urban developments or ripened fruit).
    • 2007 May 27, Sara Dickerman, “Queen of Hearts”, in New York Times:
      The rites that artichokes serve, of course, are spring’s, the annual cleaning and regreening of the palate after the long winter.

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