verdurous

[vur-jer-uhs]

adjective

1. rich in verdure; freshly green; verdant.

2. covered with verdure, as places.

3. consisting of verdure.

4. of, relating to, or characteristic of verdure.

Other Word Forms

• verdurousness noun
• unverdurous adjective
• unverdurousness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of verdurous¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; verdure + -ous

Example Sentences

The amateur botanist Allison Baird manages this verdurous showcase of botanical illustrations of our 50th state’s species — all captioned with both their Latin and Hawaiian names.

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I puréed the soup and tasted a rich, verdurous spoonful, humming with pleasure at the way it coated my tongue.

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And up to a million worms, collected as one, become a verdurous mat, bathing like a beach blanket beneath the sun.

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They could see the river winding along between its verdurous banks, and when they lost sight of the shining water they could still trace its course by the fresher green of the vegetation.

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In verdurous tumult far away The prairie billows gleam, Upon their crests in blessing rests The noontide's gracious beam.

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Related Words

• flourishing 
• grassy 
• leafy 
• lush