verdure

ver·dure

V0062100 (vûr′jər)n.1. a. The lush greenness of flourishing vegetation.b. Vigorous greenery.2. A fresh or flourishing condition: the verdure of childhood.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from verd, green, from Latin viridis.]

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ver′dur·ous adj.ver′dur·ous·ness n.

verdure

(ˈvɜːdʒə) n1. flourishing green vegetation or its colour2. a condition of freshness or healthy growth[C14: from Old French verd green, from Latin viridis] ˈverdured adj ˈverdurous adj

ver•dure

(ˈvɜr dʒər)

n. 1. greenness, esp. of fresh, flourishing vegetation. 2. green vegetation, esp. grass or herbage. 3. freshness in general; flourishing condition; vigor. [1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French, =verd green (see vert) + -ure -ure] ver′dured, ver′dur•ous adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	verdure - green foliage greeneryfoliage, leaf, leafage - the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
	2.	verdure - the lush appearance of flourishing vegetationgreenness, verdancyprofuseness, profusion, richness, cornucopia - the property of being extremely abundant; "the profusion of detail"; "the idiomatic richness of English"

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