a. [ L. viridis green. See Verdant. ] Green. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The virid marjoram
Her sparkling beauty did but see. Crompton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Quality or state of being viridescent. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. viridescens, p. pr. of viridescere to grow green. ] Slightly green; greenish. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. viridis green. ] (Chem.) A greenish, oily, nitrogenous hydrocarbon,
n. [ L. viridis green. ] (Min.) A greenish chloritic mineral common in certain igneous rocks, as diabase, as a result of alternation. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. viriditas, fr. viridis green: cf. F. viridité. See Verdant. ]
n. Viridity; greenness. [ 1913 Webster ]