Algae | Aliens (film & fiction) |
Aloe Vera | Apples |
Artichoke | Avocado |
Basil | Birds |
Bitter Melon | Bok Choy |
Breadfruit | Broccoli |
Brussels Sprouts | Cabbage |
Cactuses | Camouflage |
Candy | Capsicum |
Caterpillar | Celadon (ceramics) |
Celery | Chameleon |
Chartreuse | Christmas Trees |
Clover | Copper Patina |
Coriander | Crickets |
Crocodiles | Cucumbers |
Dill | Dragons (film & fiction) |
Durian Fruit | Edamame |
Emeralds | Eyes |
Ferns | Fish |
Flowers | Forests |
Frogs | Glass / Bottles |
Go Lights | Goblins (mythical) |
Grapes | Grass |
Grasshoppers | Green Beans |
Green Chrysanthemum | Green Diamond |
Green June Beetle | Green Mamba |
Green Oranges | Green Peppers |
Green Sapphire | Green Seas |
Green Tea | Greenware (ceramics) |
Guacamole | Guava |
Holly | Iguana |
Insects / Bugs | Ivy |
Jackfruit | Jade |
Jalapeno | Jungles |
Kale | Kiwi |
Leaves | Leeks |
Leprechaun | Lettuce |
Lime | Lizards |
Malachite | Mantis |
Matcha | Melon |
Mint | Money |
Moss | Mung Beans |
Noni | Nori |
Okra | Olives |
Oregano | Parakeets |
Parrots | Parsley |
Pears | Peas |
Peridot | Perilla / Shiso |
Peter Pan | Pickles |
Pistachio | Plants |
Plums | Poison (film & fiction) |
Poison Ivy | Rucola |
Salad | Seaweed |
Shamrocks | Snakes |
Snow Peas | Spinach |
Sports Fields | Star Fruit |
Stink Bugs | Tennis Balls |
Tourmaline | Trees |
Turnip Greens | Turtles |
Wasabi | Watermelon |
Wintergreen | Zucchini |
Natural Green Things
Green is such a pervasive color in nature that the color is visible when viewing planet Earth from space over vast regions of land. This is due to the pigment called chlorophyll in plants that plays a critical role in the ecosystems of the planet whereby it is used by plants to covert light energy into chemical energy.
Green Animals
Green is a common color for animals, particularly insects, lizards, amphibians, birds and fish that may adopt the color for camouflage and for other reasons such as an enhanced ability to absorb green light. Interesting there are no green mammals. Sloths can be green but this is due to algae in their fur. Mammals evolved from ancestors that produce melanin as a pigment that produces colors such as black, brown and red but not green.
Green Foods
Green is the iconic color of vegetables and is also found in fruits such as kiwi and beverages such as green tea.
Green Gems & Minerals
Green rocks and minerals including the precious gems emeralds and jade. Emeralds are one of the cardinal gems of antiquity -- a group of gems that were historically valued above all others in Europe. The cardinal gems were ruby, emerald, sapphire, diamond and amethyst. Jade has a similar history of being considered an extremely precious stone in China and Mesoamerica.
Other Green Things
Other green things including fictional things. Interestingly, green is often used to represent nature but is also used to represent the supernatural, alien and toxic. This is quite odd and might be rooted in the familiarity of mammals that are never green and the more alien feeling surrounding insects, reptiles and amphibians that are often green.
