verdure
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- noun
- /ˈvɜrdʒər/
- Literature
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verdor
- Sacramento stopped us for a moment at daylight, and here we found rich, juicy verdure.
Examples
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Despite the overhanging canopy of verdure, sunlight reflected from the silvery leaves and the clear water, making the hidden passage a bright, airy place.
Fiction book (1992) -
Before the verdure came, it was merely a wasteland of beauty.
Fiction book (1998) -
The verdure is magnificent; the town is submerged in it, and flowers are everywhere.
Blog text (22) -
She peers into the verdure as Ben scampers forward in excitement.
Fiction book (2000) -
Inland, the purple distances rise into lofty outlines deliciously softened and rounded by their enormous garment of verdure.
Blog text (22) -
Against the skyline everywhere are the feathery heads of palms, and the tremendous riot of verdure upon all the hills is of a vivid, dazzling green.
Blog text (22) -
The garden was filled with beautiful verdure during the spring season.
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Walking through the forest, we admired the vibrant verdure of the plants around us.
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After the rain, the hills were covered in lush verdure that looked alive and thriving.
Synonyms
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Plants and leaves that decorate a place and make it look fresh
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A rich area full of healthy plants
A rich green covering of plants on land
Thick, healthy green leaves on plants and trees
A green color that plants like grass have
Antonyms
How Green
Surface Forms
Etymology
Verdure comes from an old word that meant 'green', like Spanish verde and the English verdant. So verdure means the fresh green growth or bright green color of healthy plants.