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green oyster

green oyster noun: an oyster that exhibits a greenish color, typically due to the presence of phytoplankton or other algae in its diet or gills.

Noun

green oyster (plural green oysters)

  1. An oyster that exhibits a greenish color, typically due to the presence of phytoplankton or other algae in its diet or gills.
  2. (uncommon) Certain edible seaweeds or algae that have a green coloration.

Forms of green oyster

pluralgreen oysters

Questions about green oyster

What does green oyster mean?
Green oyster means an oyster that exhibits a greenish color, typically due to the presence of phytoplankton or other algae in its diet or gills.
What part of speech is green oyster?
Green oyster is a noun.
What is the plural of green oyster?
The plural of green oyster is green oysters.

Words near green oyster in the dictionary

  1. green open access
  2. green ormer
  3. green ormers
  4. green out
  5. green outs
  6. green oyster
  7. green oysters
  8. green paper
  9. green papers
  10. Green Park
  11. green parties

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