verdurous
adj/ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹəs/ · /ˈvɜː(ɹ)djʊəɹəs/
Etymology Originated c. 1595–1605, verdure + -ous, ultimately from verd (“green”), from Latin viridis.
1
Freshly green; verdant; covered with verdure, or consisting of it.
- The hill was blanketed in verdurous grasses.
- The verdurous pasture...
1 more example
- a hall stood; o’er whose roof Fair clinging weeds with ivy pale did grow, Clasping its gray rents with a verdurous woof, A hanging dome of leaves, a canopy moon-proof.1817 December, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Revolt of Islam. […]”, in [Mary] Shelley, editor, The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon […], published 1839, →OCLC, page 271:
2
Having youthful or new qualities.
- Related terms
- verdant