An archaic or dialect term for a young, newly grown plant or seedling with fresh, tender growth.
From 'green' and 'hew' (an archaic word meaning to hew or cut, but here likely referring to newly hewn or sprouting growth). This word is rare in modern English and appears mainly in historical texts.
'Greenhew' is one of those delightful forgotten words that shows how specifically people once talked about nature—they had distinct terms for different stages of plant growth that we'd now just call 'seedlings.'
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