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Greenery vs Verdant - What's the difference?

greenery | verdant |

As a noun greenery

is green foliage or verdure.

As an adjective verdant is

green in colour.

greenery

English

Noun

(wikipedia greenery) (en-noun)
  • green foliage or verdure
  • Foliage used as a decoration
  • (slang) marijuana

    • verdant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Green in colour.
  • Abundant in verdure; lush with vegetation.
  • * 1796 , Francois Le Vaillant, New Travels into the Interior Parts of Africa By Way of the Cape of Good Hope in the Years 1783, 84 and 85 , G.G. And J. Robinson, page 224
    • It was a verdant and delightful valley, watered by a rivulet ...
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1818 , author=Mary Shelley , title=Frankenstein , chapter=6 citation , passage=A serene sky and verdant fields filled me with ecstasy.}}
  • Fresh.
  • A Symbol]] of [[environmentalism, Environmentalism.
    • i.e. Verdant Magazine, Verdant Living, & Verdant Power all promote sustainability and living green
  • Inexperienced.
    • a verdant youth from the interior of Connecticut
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    • Related terms

    * verdancy * verdantly * verdure * verdurous

    See also

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