HyperDic: green_revolution

English > 1 sense of the expression *green revolution*:
NOUN	event	green revolution	the introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly increased agricultural productivity

English > *green revolution*: 1 sense > noun 1, event
Meaning	The introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly increased agricultural productivity.
Broader	revolution	A drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
Spanish	revolución verde
Catalan	revolució verda