0 (used especially in newspapers) the first signs of an improvement in an economy that is performing badly: --
the green shoots of recovery
1 the first signs that an economy is growing again after a recession (= a period when it was getting smaller): --
He announced he could see the green shoots of recovery in the job market.
The housing market is stagnating and there are no green shoots as yet.
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
DAGENS ORD
Shimmer
green shoots