What is the Latin word for verdure?

The usual Latin words for “verdure” are viriditās, viridis, virēscō; also vireō, revirēscō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“verdure” in Latin

viriditāsgreenness, verdure, viridity viridisfresh, young, youthful; green in color; abundant with verdure virēscōto grow; to become green, become verdant; to shoot forth vireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth; to flourish; to be lively, vigorous revirēscōto become green or verdant again; to be renewed or revived

The English word verdure itself goes back to Latin viridis, through *viridūra.

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

verdure

viriditas (Cic.): viride (Plin.): Verdure of the meadows, viriditas pratorum (Cic.): verdure of the banks, viridis riparum vestitus (Cic., N.D., 2, 39, 98): to gain verdure, virescere: to be clothed with verdure, virere: to recover verdure, revirescere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for verdure?: The usual Latin words for “verdure” are viriditās, viridis, virēscō; also vireō, revirēscō. 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.