Leprosy is a slowly progressing bacterial infection that affects the skin, peripheral nerves in the hands and feet, and mucous membranes of the nose, throat, and eyes. Destruction of the nerve endings causes the the affected areas to lose sensation.
Definition of salad. 1  1 : any of various usually cold dishes: such asa : raw greens (as lettuce) often combined with other vegetables and toppings and served especially with dressingb : small pieces of food (as pasta, meat, fruit, or vegetables) usually mixed with a dressing (as mayonnaise) or set in gelatin.
Green is meaning naive in this sentence and salad didn't just refer to your lettuce and ranch dressing. Salad pretty much meant any vegetable. The phrase also means the peak or heyday of a time. This is a new meaning for the phrase. This second meaning is from the US and it has developed in the past twenty or so years.