green bottle

Emerald glass vessel

A green bottle is a bottle made of green glass, commonly used for wine, beer, or other beverages.

The color helps protect contents from light damage.

Green bottle also refers to several species of blowfly with metallic green bodies, known for laying eggs on carrion and wounds: Green bottles were already buzzing around the carcass.

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  • glassTransparent solid from sand
  • emeraldGreen precious beryl
  • beerFermented grain drink
  • wineFermented grape beverage
  • recyclingReprocessing used materials

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color/transparency

green bottleclear bottle

See-through liquid container

clear glass · amber bottle · brown bottle · blue bottle · crystal decanter

material

green bottleplastic bottle

Molded polymer container

aluminum can

fly species type

green bottleblue bottle fly

Metallic carrion-feeding insect

bluebottle · housefly

Family

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G