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1 viriditās
viriditās ātis, f [viridis], green color, greenness, verdure, viridity: herbescens: pratorum.— Freshness, briskness, vigor: viriditas, in quā etiam nunc erat Scipio: laurea amittit viriditatem.* * *greenness; fresh green color of plants; green vegetation; youthful vigor -
2 Chloris
Chlōrĭs, ĭdis, f., = Chlôris (greenness) = Flora, the goddess of flowers, Ov. F. 5, 195; Lact. 1, 20, 8.—II.The daughter of Amphion and Niobe, wife of Neleus, Hyg. Fab. 10.—III.A Greek female name, Hor. C. 2, 5, 18; 3, 15, 8. -
3 virectum
vĭrectum (less correctly vĭrētum), i, n. [vireo], a place overgrown with grass, a green place, greensward, sod, turf: viretum, anthôn topos, Gloss.; mostly in plur.:II.virecta nemorum,
Verg. A. 6, 638:amoena virecta, of Paradise,
Prud. Cath. 3, 101:latissima, Apol. M. 4, p. 143, 2: patentia,
id. ib. 8, p. 209 fin.; 10, p. 263, 24.—Transf., greenness, in gen.:Scythidis (i. e. smaragdi),
Mart. Cap. 1, § 67. -
4 viridis
I.Lit. (as the most general designation for every shade of that color).A.Adj.:B.color,
Ov. M. 10, 137; Plin. Ep. 8, 20, 4:smaragdi,
Lucr. 2, 805:collis,
id. 2, 322; cf.:colles nitidissimi viridissimique,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 18, § 47:viridis opacaque ripa,
id. Leg. 1, 5, 15:gramen,
Verg. G. 2, 219:viridiores herbae,
Plin. 6, 29, 35, § 185:viridia atque umida ligna,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 17, § 45:colubrae,
Hor. C. 1, 17, 8:Nereidum comae,
id. ib. 3, 28, 10; cf.dei,
Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 59: caelum, bluish green (when it is clear), Plin. 17, 10, 14, § 74.—Subst.: vĭrĭde, is, n.1.Green color, greenness, verdure (post-Aug.):2.bacis e viridi rubentibus,
reddish green, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 127; so,e viridi pallens (gemma),
id. 37, 8, 33, § 110.—A green thing, of plants, trees, etc. (late Lat.), Vulg. Ecclus. 43, 23; id. Apoc. 9, 4:II.omne viride agri,
Ambros. in Luc. 7, 16.—More freq. plur.: vĭrĭdĭa, ĭum, n., green plants, herbs, or trees (postAug.), Col. 8, 15, 4; Sen. Ep. 86, 3; Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 17; Vitr. 5, 9, 5; Phaedr. 2, 5, 14. —Transf., green, young, youthful, fresh, blooming, lively, vigorous:viridiora praemiorum genera (opp. arescentes laureae),
Cic. Rep. 6, 8, 8:caseus,
Col. 7, 8, 1:limus,
Pers. 3, 22:viridis et adhuc dulcis fructus studiorum,
Quint. 12 6, 3:indignantium, tam viridem et in flore aetatis ereptum esse rebus humanis,
Curt. 10, 5, 10:sonus earum (litterarum) viridior vegetiorque,
livelier and stronger, Gell. 2, 3, 1: firmior et viridior sonus, id. 13, 20, 13:Euryalus formā insignis viridique juventā,
Verg. A. 5, 295:aevum,
Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 17:senectus,
Verg. A. 6, 304; cf. Sil. 1, 187;Col. praef. § 12: usque ad novissimam valetudinem viridis,
Plin. Ep. 7, 24, 1:leo,
Stat. Th. 11, 742:senex, sed mehercule viridis animo ac vigens,
Sen. Ep. 66, 1:consilio viridis, sed belli serus,
Sil. 3, 255.— With gen.:viridissimus irae,
Sil. 5, 569.— Adv.: vĭrĭdĕ, greenly, verdantly:nihil omnino viridius comparatum illis (smaragdis) viret,
Plin. 37, 5, 16, § 62. -
5 viriditas
I.Lit.:II.herbescens viriditas,
Cic. Sen. 15, 51:pratorum,
id. ib. 16, 57:maris,
Plin. 37, 5, 20, § 76.— -
6 viror
vĭror, ōris, m. [vireo], green color, greenness, verdure (post-class. for viriditas):pratorum,
App. Flor. p. 348, 18:superest aliquid de virore,
Pall. Jun. 12; Vop. Prob. 19.
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