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viridis also has a
genuine and
widely used term for "green".
Related to
virere "to grow" and ver "spring", it gave rise to
words in
several Romance languages...
- virtual, virtuality, virtue, virtuosity, virtuoso,
virtuous vir-
green Latin virere verdure, virid, viridescent, viridian,
viridity vir- poison,
venom Latin...
- virtual, virtuality, virtue, virtuosity, virtuoso,
virtuous vir-
green Latin virere verdure, virid, viridescent, viridian,
viridity vir- poison,
venom Latin...
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Vireos typically have dull
greenish plumage (hence the name, from
Latin virere, "to be green"), but some are
brown or gray on the back and some have bright...
