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verdant

adjective / VUR-duhnt / Medium
Meaning

Green with growing vegetation; lush and richly covered with plant life.

Origin / Etymology

From French verdoyant, from Old French verdoier, to grow green, ultimately from Latin viridis, green.

Synonyms
lush green flourishing luxuriant
Antonyms
barren arid desolate denuded
Example Sentence
"Once verdant hillsides in the Western Ghats have thinned into scrub as monoculture plantations replace native forest."
🎯 UPSC Usage

A vivid descriptor for GS1 geography and GS3 environment essays on ecological restoration or land degradation. Use to contrast healthy ecosystems with degraded ones, for example, 'restoring verdant cover to fallow land underpins the Green India Mission.'

Relevant Subjects
Environment
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