green sickness
See also: greensickness and green-sickness
English
Alternative forms
- greensickness
- green-sickness
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹiːn ˌsɪknəs/
Noun
green sickness (uncountable)
- A disease characterised by a greenish tint to the skin; chlorosis. [from 16th c.]
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 35:
- She died of cirrhosis, brain fever, consumption and green sickness before she reached twenty.
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 35:
- The abnormal appetite associated with such a disease; pica. [from 16th c.]
Derived terms
- greensick
- green-sicknessed