-nt adjective
Etymology: Middle French verdoyant, from present participle of verdoyer to be verdant, to grow green, from Old French verdier, verdoier, from verd, vert green, from Latin viridis, from virēre to be green
1.
a. : green in tint or color
verdant grass
b. : green with growing plants : covered with fresh vegetation
verdant fields
2. : unripe in knowledge or judgment : unsophisticated , raw
• ver·dant·ly adverb