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ver·dure
 verdure
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- pronunciation:
- vuhr
j
 r
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an abundance of green, flourishing vegetation.
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| definition 2: |
greenness, esp. that characteristic of flourishing plants.
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| related words: |
green, lawn |
adjective + (n.)verdure
barren, dank, dim, forbidden, fragile, intermittent, misleading, overhanging, parched, refreshing, soothing, translucent, watery
verb + (n.)verdure
compromise, floor, immerse, pulse, scamper, shade
noun + (n.)verdure
bower, canopy, filth, freshness, home, hunger, jungle, melee, phlox, plant, tomb, word
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The word verdure
contains the following parts:
verd
Latin
root
that means green
  Example words:
- synonyms:
- chlor, chloro
-ure
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act or process of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ure
attaches to Latin verb roots and English verbs.
Example words:
acupuncture, adventure, agriculture, aquaculture, armature, capture, closure, composure, conjecture, debenture, denture, disclosure, displeasure, enclosure, enrapture, erasure, exposure, failure, figure, fixture, fracture, indenture, juncture, lecture, legislature, literature, manufacture, miniature, nomenclature, picture, posture, pressure, primogeniture, procedure, rapture, rupture, Scripture, seizure, stricture, structure, superstructure, tenure, texture, torture, verdure
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