Symphony in Green
symphony
from L. symphonia "a unison of sounds, harmony," from Gk. symphonia"harmony, concert," from symphonos "harmonious," from syn- "together" + phone "voice, sound". Meaning "harmony of sounds" is attested from mid-15c.; sense of "music in parts" is from 1590s. Meaning "elaborate orchestral composition" first attested 1789 (symphonic in this sense is from 1864). http://www.etymonline.com/Greenn.The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between yellow and blue, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 490 to 570 nanometers; any of a group of colors that may vary in lightness and saturation and whose hue is that of the emerald or somewhat less yellow than that of growing grass; one of the additive or light primaries; one of the psychological primary hues... Slang. Money. A supporter of a social and political movement that espouses global environmental protection, bioregionalism, social responsibility, and nonviolence.http://www.answers.com/
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