Green symbolizes growth, renewal, health, and environment. But it is also a colour of jealousy or envy and inexperience.

Being the colour of growth, green also symbolizes prosperity. It is the colour of the back of U.S. currency (greenback), and thus carries a connotation of money and wealth.

In heraldry green represents youth and hope.

There are twenty seven shades of green, including Brunswick Green, Lime, Pine Green, and Swamp Green. The human eye discerns the most shades in that color.

The flag of Libya is plain green with no design or insignia. Currently, it is the only national flag in the world with just one color.

While in North American stock markets green denotes a rise in stock prices, in East Asia green is used to denote a drop in stock prices.

The red-green color blind people can often confuse the green colour with other ones, for example, bright green with yellow or dark green with brown.

Green is believed to soothe and relax both mentally and physically, and help those suffering from depression and nervousness. Green is used in many hospitals to help lower the stress levels of both patients and health-care staff.

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