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adj
Green or greenish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: viridescent, virid, greenish, greenly, greeny, verdant, verdurous, vert, virescent, bosky, lavish, lush, verdured
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Becoming green.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: viridescent
Antonyms: none provided
History
Circa 1825, from Latin virescens, present participle of virescere (“to become green”), from virēre (“to be green”). By surface analysis, Latin vir(ere) + -escent.
