Tatzelwurm Green

Tatzelwurm

In the folklore of the Alpine region of south-central Europe, the Tatzelwurm, Stollenwurm, or Stollwurm is a lizard-like creature, essentially a sort of dragon, often described as having the face of a cat and a serpent-like body which may be slender or stubby. It is further described as having either four short legs or two forelegs with no hindlimbs, the latter a trait shared with many lindworms. Stories of essentially the same creature also exist in the folklore of South Sweden.

Green

Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It has 295–350 different shades. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495–570 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a combination of yellow and cyan; in the RGB color model, used on television and computer screens, it is one of the additive primary colors, along with red and blue, which are mixed in different combinations to create all other colors. By far the largest contributor to green in nature is chlorophyll, the chemical by which plants photosynthesize and convert sunlight into chemical energy. Many creatures have adapted to their green environments by taking on a green hue themselves as camouflage. Several minerals have a green color, including the emerald, which is colored green by its chromium content.

green

Noun

1. The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.
2. A member of a green party; an environmentalist.

Adjective

1. Of a green hue.
2. Sickly, unwell.