regreen

To make green again (especially urban developments or ripened fruit).

Verb

  1. To make green again (especially urban developments or ripened fruit).
    • The rites that artichokes serve, of course, are spring’s, the annual cleaning and regreening of the palate after the long winter. - 2007 May 27, Sara Dickerman, “Queen of Hearts”, in New York Times:

Origin

From re- + green.

Forms

regreens regreening regreened