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Meaning of green sickness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˈɡɹiːn ˌsɪknəs/

Definitions

A disease characterized by a greenish tint to the skin; chlorosis.
uncountable
The abnormal appetite associated with such a disease; pica.
uncountable

Examples

“She died of cirrhosis, brain fever, consumption and green sickness before she reached twenty.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

green side green slip green sloke green smoothie green snake green snow