green sickness
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green sickness
- /ˈɡɹiːn ˌsɪknəs/ UK
noun greensickness · green-sickness
- 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.
- The abnormal appetite associated with such a disease; pica.
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title = {green sickness},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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