I always understood that ‘greengrocer’ was one word, not two. It appears that Paidí Ó Sé’s shop in Ventry and this old shop on Shandon Street, Cork had a different opinion preferring ‘green grocer’ – or maybe they were environmentally friendly before it became popular…… | “greengrocer noun a person or shop that sells fruit and vegetables. greengrocery noun the produce sold by a greengrocer. |