noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Refers to a color between blue and green, often used for natural objects like the sea, plants, or gemstones. Can function as a noun or as a no-adjective.
この海の青緑がとてもきれいだ。
The blue-green of this sea is very beautiful.
彼女は青緑のドレスを着ていた。
She wore a turquoise dress.
noun
spirogyra; pond scum algae
Archaic term for spirogyra or similar green algae that form floating mats on ponds. Modern Japanese usually uses 青味泥 (あおみどろ) or simply 藻 (も).
See also: 青味泥
古い文献では、池の青緑が水田の肥料にされたと記されている。
Old documents record that pond scum algae was used as fertilizer for rice paddies.