ver·dant 
(vûrdnt)
(vûrdnt)adj.
1. Green with vegetation; covered with green growth.
2. Green in hue.
3. Lacking experience or sophistication; naive.
[French verdoyant, from Old French, present participle of verdoyer, to become green, from Vulgar Latin *viridiāre, from Latin viridis.]
verdan·cy n.
verdant·ly adv.