VERDANT

adjective Etymology: modification of Middle French verdoyant, from present participle of verdoyer to be green, from Old French verdoier, from verd, vert green, from Latin viridis, from virēre to be green Date: 1581 1. green in tint or color , green with growing plants , unripe in experience or judgment ; green 9a, b, verdancy noun ~ly adverb