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verdeggiante

verdant

adjective ver-ded-JAHN-teh Rare

Also means

lush and green

Usage Note

Verdeggiante is a literary or descriptive adjective meaning richly green with vegetation. It comes from the verb verdeggiare ('to be green') and is invariable in gender — un prato verdeggiante, una collina verdeggiante. It has a more vivid, poetic tone than the plain verde.

Examples

"Percorrevano una vallata verdeggiante."

Natural Translation

They were crossing a verdant valley.

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