Definitions for verdureˈvɜr dʒər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ver•dureˈvɜr dʒər(n.)

  1. greenness, esp. of fresh, flourishing vegetation.

  2. green vegetation, esp. grass or herbage.

    Category: Botany

  3. freshness in general; flourishing condition; vigor.

Origin of verdure:

1250–1300; ME < MF, =verd green (see vert ) +-ure -ure

ver′dured(adj.)

ver′dur•ous(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. greenery, verdure(noun)

    green foliage

  2. greenness, verdancy, verdure(noun)

    the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation

Wiktionary

  1. verdure(Noun)

    A condition of health and vigour.

  2. verdure(Noun)

    The greenness of lush or growing vegetation; also: the vegetation itself.

  3. Origin: From verdure.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Verdure(noun)

    green; greenness; freshness of vegetation; as, the verdure of the meadows in June


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