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Vinony

verdure

noun

  1. tapestry dominated by a pattern of dense green foliage or trees, with occasional animals or flowers
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈvɜːd͡ʒə/ / /ˈvɜːdjə/ / /ˈvɝd͡ʒɚ/

noun

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).

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

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

    “The five weeks which she had now passed in Kent had made a great difference in the country, and every day was adding to the verdure of the early trees.”

  2. A condition of health and vigour.

verb

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).

  1. To cover with verdure.