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Meaning of VERDURE

Pronunciation:  'vurjur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  lush greenness of flourishing vegetation
  2. [n]  green foliage
 

VERDURE is a 7 letter word that starts with V.

 

 Synonyms: greenery, greenness, verdancy
 
 See Also: cornucopia, foliage, leaf, leafage, profuseness, profusion, richness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ver"dure\, n. [F., fr. L. viridis green. See
{Verdant}.]
Green; greenness; freshness of vegetation; as, the verdure of
the meadows in June.

      A wide expanse of living verdure, cultivated gardens,
      shady groves, fertile cornfields, flowed round it like
      a sea.                                   --Motley.

 

 

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