Green

Green is a color seen commonly in nature. Many plants are green mainly because of a complex chemical known as chlorophyll which is involved in photosynthesis.

Uses of the color green

In the Middle Ages, green represented evil or demonic beings (including dragons) and sometimes love.

Related Topics:
Middle Ages - Dragons - Love

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In heraldry, green is called vert.

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Green also symbolizes go because of its use in traffic signals, railway signals and ship signals. It is also the color of informational and directional signs. Fire escape exit signs are green in some countries, but red in others.

Related Topics:
Traffic signal - Railway signal - Ship signals - Exit signs

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In night vision goggles, the color green is used to display the enhanced image because the human eye is able to discern the most shades in that color.

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In auto racing a green flag signals the start or resumption of a race.

Related Topics:
Auto racing - Flag

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Because of its camouflage properties, green is typically used for the field uniforms for many military services. It is also used as the dress uniform for many land forces and marines.

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Green is a symbol of Ireland, which is often referred to as "the Emerald Isle". The color is particularly identified with the republican and nationalist traditions in modern times. It is used this way on the flag of the Republic of Ireland, in balance with the unionist orange.

Related Topics:
Ireland - Republican - Nationalist - Orange

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Green also serves as a symbol of the Esperanto language. It is said that the color was first suggested by an Irishman, Richard Henry Geoghegan, who apparently suggested it as it was the color of his country and because it is the color of hope, hope being a strong theme in Esperanto culture. The color is particularly associated with the green star, and is seen too on the Esperanto flag.

Related Topics:
Esperanto - Richard Henry Geoghegan - Esperanto culture - Green star - Esperanto flag

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"Little green men" refers to the stereotypical portrayal of extraterrestrials with green skin.

Related Topics:
Little green men - Extraterrestrial

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In the Quran, sura Al-Insan, followers of Allah in Jannah wear fine green silk.

Related Topics:
Quran - Sura - Al-Insan - Allah - Jannah

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Green is the color of the snooker ball which has a 3-point value, and is also a common color for the baize on a snooker table.

Related Topics:
Snooker - Ball - Baize

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Green is the color generally associated with Plaid Cymru, the Welsh political party - but not for reasons of its political ideology.

Related Topics:
Plaid Cymru - Welsh - Political party

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British Racing Green is a popular color for cars. It was made famous by the likes of Bentley in the early 20th Century.

Related Topics:
Bentley - 20th Century

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Green substances

Food colorings used for green include chlorophyll (E140 and E141), quinoline (E104) and, in countries where it is permitted, "Green S" (E142).

Related Topics:
Chlorophyll - Quinoline

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Colloquial expressions

• Envy, one of the Seven Deadly Sins, is also called the green-eyed monster (after a phrase in Shakespeare's Othello). A person suffering therefrom is said to be "green with envy". Substances that may impart a greenish hue to one's skin include biliverdin, the green pigment in bile, and ceruloplasmin, a protein that carries copper ions in chelation.
• Traditionally, someone who works well with plants is said to have a green thumb, or green fingers.
• An inexperienced person is sometimes known as green, probably by analogy to unripe (i.e. unready, immature) fruit. The word greenhorn also refers to an inexperienced person.

Web color

The color green used in HTML and CSS is actually a dark green, as seen in the sample to the right: the pure green color is called lime.

Related Topics:
HTML - CSS - Lime

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