Verdure
Pronunciation : Ver"dure
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. L. viridis green. See Verdant.]
Definition : Defn: Green; greenness; freshness of vegetation; as, the verdure of the meadows in June. A wide expanse of living verdure, cultivated gardens, shady groves, fertile cornfields, flowed round it like a sea. Motley.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913