The virid marjoram Her sparkling beauty did but see.
Crompton.
Vir`i*des"cence (?), n. Quality or state of being viridescent.
Vir`i*des"cent (?), a. [L. viridescens, p. pr. of viridescere to grow
green.] Slightly green; greenish.
Vir"i*dine (?), n. [L. viridis green.] (Chem.) A greenish, oily,
nitrogenous hydrocarbon, C12H19N7, obtained from coal tar, and probably
consisting of a mixture of several metameric compounds which are higher
derivatives of the base pyridine.
Vir"i*dite (?), n. [L. viridis green.] (Min.) A greenish chloritic
mineral common in certain igneous rocks, as diabase, as a result of
alternation.
Vi*rid"i*ty (?), n. [L. viriditas, fr. viridis green: cf. F. viridité.
See Verdant.] 1. Greenness; verdure; the color of grass and foliage.