verdant
adjective
[ ˈvəːd(ə)nt ]
• (of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation.
• "verdant valleys"
Similar:
green,
leafy,
grassy,
grass-covered,
lush,
rich,
flourishing,
thriving,
teeming,
prolific,
rampant,
overgrown,
dense,
thick,
jungle-like,
jungly,
verdurous,
viridescent,
virid,
graminaceous,
gramineous,
Origin:
late 16th century: perhaps from Old French verdeant, present participle of verdoier ‘be green’, based on Latin viridis ‘green’.
