Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Greenwood /grēn'-wo͝odˌ/ · Green·wood · IPA /ˈɡɹinwʊd/ n. a. 01 n. A forest as it appears in spring and summer. 1. A forest as it appears in spring and summer. 02 a. Pertaining to a greenwood; as, a greenwood shade. 1. Pertaining to a greenwood; as, a greenwood shade.