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greensickness

greensickness is the alternative form of green sickness.

Meaning of green sickness

Noun

green sickness (uncountable)

  1. A disease characterized by a greenish tint to the skin; chlorosis.
    • She died of cirrhosis, brain fever, consumption and green sickness before she reached twenty.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 35
  2. The abnormal appetite associated with such a disease; pica.

Questions about greensickness

What is greensickness the alternative form of?
Greensickness is the alternative form of green sickness.

Words near greensickness in the dictionary

  1. greenshoe
  2. greenshoe option
  3. greenshoe options
  4. greenshoes
  5. greensick
  6. greensickness
  7. greenside
  8. greenskeeper
  9. greenskeepers
  10. greenskeeping
  11. greenskin

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