verdancy

Variant of verdant

adjective

  1. green
  2. covered with green vegetation
  3. inexperienced; immature: verdant youth

Origin: prob. verd(ure) + -ant, based on MFr verdoyant < OFr verdoiant, prp. of verdoier, to be green < verd, green: see vert

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