Category:Verdant

Ver"dant, a. Etym: [f. verdoyant, p. pr. of verdoyer to be verdant, To grow green, of. verdoier, verdeier, fr. verd, vert, green, fr. L. Viridis green, fr. virere to be green: cf. Of. verdant verdant, l. Viridans, p. pr. of viridare to make green. Cf. Farthingale, Verjuice, vert.]

1. Covered with growing plants or grass; green; fresh; flourishing; As, verdant fields; a verdant lawn. Let the earth put forth the verdant grass. Milton.

2. Unripe in knowledge or judgment; unsophisticated; raw; green; as, A verdant youth. [colloq.]