n.
Pronunciation: ' v ə r-j ə r also -dy ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from verd green
Date: 14th century
1 : the greenness of growing vegetation also : such vegetation itself
2 : a condition of health and vigor
– ver · dur · ous \ ' verj-r ə s; ' ver-j ə -r ə s, -dy ə - \ adjective