VERDANT

verdant. Verdant, a. green, flourishing, beautiful

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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. Farthingale, Verjuice, Vert.]] 1. 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. 2. Unripe in knowledge or judgment; unsophisticated; raw; green; as, a verdant youth.