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n. 1 (context US idiomatic English) A state where the Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is influential. 2 (context US idiomatic English) Somewhat whimsical term for environmentally friendly state. (In the modern United States) a state that is, or is perceived as, environmentally friendly.
Usage examples of "green state".
If used in the green state with Comfrey and Ragwort, the combination makes an excellent poultice for old wounds and inflammations in any part of the body.
Clusters of the flowers are gathered in their unripened green state, put into a stone jar and covered with boiling vinegar.
It has been stated that even pulling it up and carrying it some little distance, has produced considerable inflammation in the palm of the hand, and that cattle will not readily eat it in the green state, and if driven by hunger to feed on it, their mouths become sore and blistered.