verdure

[vur-jer]

noun

1. greenness, especially of fresh, flourishing vegetation.

2. green vegetation, especially grass or herbage.

3. freshness in general; flourishing condition; vigor.

verdure

/ ˈvɜːdʒə /

noun

1. flourishing green vegetation or its colour

2. a condition of freshness or healthy growth

Other Word Forms

• verdured adjective
• verdureless adjective
• unverdured adjective
• verdurous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of verdure¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French, equivalent to verd green ( vert ) + -ure -ure

Word History and Origins

Origin of verdure¹

C14: from Old French verd green, from Latin viridis

Example Sentences

However, locating the vital and relatively rare patches of underwater verdure can be difficult.

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Roaming among the trees, admiring the verdure, he saw a crowd of daisies clustered above him, like gigantic stars, and decided to cut one down and present his wife with a pretty parasol.

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Their posters aimed to scare people straight with pictures of ecological ruin, or glorified nature, clean air and water, sunshine and verdure.

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Pomegranate seeds and shaved Brussels sprouts make the delicious verdure pizza look like Christmas.

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The road was flanked by walls of dolomite, valley floors of grapevines and verdure.

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