n. (Geol.) A variety of sandstone, usually imperfectly consolidated, consisting largely of glauconite, a silicate of iron and potash of a green color, mixed with sand and a trace of phosphate of lime. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. (Zool.) A European sandpiper or snipe (Totanus canescens); -- called also
n. [ So called from a tinge of green in the color. ] (Geol.) A name formerly applied rather loosely to certain dark-colored igneous rocks, including diorite, diabase, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
pos>n. Turf green with grass. [ 1913 Webster ]