Fresh vegetables and fruits sold at a store, especially leafy greens and produce that hasn't been processed.
From 'green' (fresh, unripe) and 'grocer' (a person who sells food items). The term emerged in English in the 1600s to distinguish fresh produce merchants from general merchants, as 'green' vegetables were their specialty.
The word 'greengrocer' was so common in British English that it became an entire profession—greengrocer shops were fixtures on every street corner, but the rise of supermarkets has made the traditional greengrocer almost extinct in many places.
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