verdure

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French verdure.

[edit] Noun

verdure (uncountable)

1. A condition of health and vigour.
2. The greenness of lush or growing vegetation; also: the vegetation itself.
   • 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Modern Library Edition (1995), page 142

     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.

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• verdurous
• verdant

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

verd +‎ -ure

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

verdure f.

1. verdure, greenness

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

verdure f. pl.

1. plural of verdura