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vir⋅id

[vir-id]
–adjective
green or verdant: the virid woodlands of spring.

Origin:
1590–1600; < L viridis green, for *viridus, equiv. to vir(ēre) to be green + -idus -id 4
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vir·id   (vîr'ĭd)   
adj.  Bright green with or as if with vegetation; verdant.

[Latin viridis, from virēre, to be green.]
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