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verdant green — noun : a moderate yellow green that is yellower and less strong than average pea green, yellower and duller than apple green (sense 1), and greener and lighter than average moss green … Useful english dictionary
The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green — Title page of early (1870s) printing. Mr Verdant Green The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green is a novel by Cuthbert M. B … Wikipedia
Verdant — may refer to:* Verdant Green, a fictional undergraduate at Oxford University * Verdant Power, a maker and installer of tidal power and hydroelectric systems … Wikipedia
green — greenage, n. greenly, adv. /green/, adj., greener, greenest, n., v. adj. 1. of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves. 2. covered with herbage or foliage; verdant: green fields. 3. characterized by the … Universalium
green — /grin / (say green) adjective 1. of the colour of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum. 2. covered with herbage or foliage; verdant: green fields; a green orchard. 3. consisting of green vegetables: a green salad. 4. full of… …
green — [[t]grin[/t]] adj. green•er, green•est 1) of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves[/ex] 2) covered with herbage or foliage; verdant: green fields[/ex] 3) cvb characterized by verdure: a green… … From formal English to slang
Verdant — Ver dant, a. [F. verdoyant, p. pr. of verdoyer to be verdant, to grow green, OF. verdoier, verdeier, fr. verd, vert, green, fr. L. viridis green, fr. virere to be green: cf. OF. verdant verdant, L. viridans, p. pr. of viridare to make green. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
verdant — [vʉr′dənt] adj. [prob. VERD(URE) + ANT, based on MFr verdoyant < OFr verdoiant, prp. of verdoier, to be green < verd, green: see VERT1] 1. green 2. covered with green vegetation 3. inexperienced; immature … English World dictionary
verdant — 1580s, green, from M.Fr. virdeant becoming green, prp. of O.Fr. verdeiier become green, from V.L. *viridiare grow green, make green, from L. viridis green (see VERDURE (Cf. verdure)) … Etymology dictionary
Green — (gr[=e]n), a. [Compar. {Greener} (gr[=e]n [ e]r); superl. {Greenest.}] [OE. grene, AS. gr[=e]ne; akin to D. groen, OS. gr[=o]ni, OHG. gruoni, G. gr[ u]n, Dan. & Sw. gr[ o]n, Icel. gr[ae]nn; fr. the root of E. grow. See {Grow.}] 1. Having the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
