VIRIDITY

green, greenness, viridity

(noun) green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

viridity (plural viridities)

The state or condition of being virid.

Synonyms

• greenness

Source: Wiktionary


Vi*rid"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. viriditas, fr. viridis green: cf. F. viridité. See Verdant.]

1. Greenness; verdure; the color of grass and foliage.

2. Freshness; soundness. [Obs.] Evelyn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FABLED

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