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Webster 1913 Edition

Verdant

Ver′dant

,
Adj.
[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.
Farthingale
,
Verjuice
,
Vert
.]
1.
Covered with growing plants or grass; green; fresh; flourishing;
as,
verdant
fields; a
verdant
lawn.
Let the earth
Put forth the
verdant
grass.
Milton.
2.
Unripe in knowledge or judgment; unsophisticated; raw; green;
as, a
verdant
youth
.
[Colloq.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Verdant

VER'DANT

,
Adj.
[L. vividans, from viridis, from vireo, to be green.] The radical sense of the verb is to grow or advance with strength.]
1.
Green; fresh; covered with growing plants or grass; as verdant fields; a verdant lawn.
2.
Flourishing.

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