Verdure

//ˈvɜːd͡ʒə// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The greenness of lush or growing vegetation (greenery); also: the vegetation itself. countable, uncountable

    "[…] now he was / The ivy which had hid my princely trunk, / And suck'd my verdure out on't."

  2. 2
    the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation wordnet
  3. 3
    A condition of health and vigour. broadly, countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    green foliage wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To cover with verdure. transitive

Synonyms

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greenerygreennessverdancybotanychloranemiachloremia

Example

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"Where are the flowers she used to plait into her hair? Where are lush verdure, warm and serene nights, happy songs?"

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English verdure, from Middle French verdure, from Old French verdure, from Late Latin *viridūra, from viridis (“green”) + -ūra (abstract noun-forming suffix).

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