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Verdure N Lush Green Vegetation Condition Freshness Cf

Word verdure
Definition n. Lush green vegetation; a condition of freshness. (cf. verdant)
Sentence The grass is withered, the new growth fails, the verdure is no more.
Source The New Oxford Annotated Bible, p.991, NRSV, Isaiah 15:6b

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