Glaucous

/ˈɡlɔːkəs/ adjective

Of a dull greyish-green or blue-green color, like the waxy coating on grapes or plums.

From Greek 'glaukos' (gleaming, silvery, bluish-green). Homer used it to describe the sea, leading centuries of scholars to debate whether Greeks could see the color blue.

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