Word of the Day 12/23/24 Verdure

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Verdure (noun)
verdure [ vur-jer ]

noun
1. greenness, especially of fresh, flourishing vegetation.
2. green vegetation, especially grass or herbage.
3. freshness in general; flourishing condition; vigor.

Other Words From
ver dured adjective
ver dure·less adjective
un·ver dured adjective

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Origin: 1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French, equivalent to verd green ( vert ) + -ure -ure

Example Sentences
However, locating the vital and relatively rare patches of underwater verdure can be difficult.
From Science Magazine

Roaming among the trees, admiring the verdure, he saw a crowd of daisies clustered above him, like gigantic stars, and decided to cut one down and present his wife with a pretty parasol.
From Literature

Their posters aimed to scare people straight with pictures of ecological ruin, or glorified nature, clean air and water, sunshine and verdure.
From New York Times

Pomegranate seeds and shaved Brussels sprouts make the delicious verdure pizza look like Christmas.
From Washington Post

The road was flanked by walls of dolomite, valley floors of grapevines and verdure.
From New York Times

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