What is the Latin word for verdant?

The usual Latin words for “verdant” are viridis, vireō, frondēscō; also herbāceus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“verdant” in Latin

viridisfresh, young, youthful; green in color; abundant with verdure vireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth; to flourish; to be lively, vigorous frondēscōto become leafy, leaf out, shoot, put forth greens herbāceusgrassy; grass-colored

The English word verdant itself goes back to Latin viridis.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

verdant

viridis: virens (green): frondescens (leafy): herbaceus (grassy): Very verdant, perviridis: somewhat verdant, subviridis: to be verdant, virere: to walk on a verdant or shady bank, in viridi opacāque ripā inambulare (Cic.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for verdant?: The usual Latin words for “verdant” are viridis, vireō, frondēscō; also herbāceus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.