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lentitude
virid
coterminous
salvific
hyaline

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PRONUNCIATION:

(VIR-id)

MEANING:

adjective: Bright green.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin viridis (green), from virere (to be green). Earliest documented use: 1600.

USAGE:

“The grilled scallops come set over silky, virid pea puree.”
Chris Nuttall-Smith; The Chase Wins the Race; The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada); Oct 5, 2013.

See more usage examples of virid in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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