blue-green

American  

[bloo-green] / ˈbluˈgrin /

noun

1. a color about midway between blue and green in the spectrum.

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Etymology

Origin of blue-green

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Someone snagged the red-shoed girl by the hand and they fled, racing the opposite way they’d come, along the blue-green seam between Peace and Progress.

From Literature

‘Was Otter Clan,’ muttered the Walker, clawing his neck; where the crusted skin was tattooed with wavy blue-green lines.

From Literature

Most of the boys are wearing athletic shorts and T-shirts today, but Jonah has on nice shorts and the royal-blue shirt with a collar that looks annoyingly good with his blue-green eyes.

From Literature

An extended couch of striking blue-green color allows for tête-à-têtes to be conducted at various degrees of intimacy.

From Los Angeles Times

Suspecting an environmental link, the scientists and officials considered various possible culprits, from a rare moose-borne parasite to blue-green algae blooms to Agent Orange sprayed on the province in the 1970s.

From BBC

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