Shade of green named after a duck Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a blue-green color or pigment
2. any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America
(adjective)
1. of a bluish shade of green

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

GREEN (noun)
1. an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course
2. a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
GREEN (adjective)
1. of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
2. naive and easily deceived or tricked
GREEN (verb)
1. turn or become green
SHADE (noun)
1. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
2. a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
SHADE (verb)
1. represent the effect of shade or shadow on
2. cast a shadow over

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