What is Pynchon’s older word for “green” ? In AtD.

Sat Jun 22 03:14:08 CDT 2019

	Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane)
6/22/19, 2:00 AM
Word of the day: “verdancy” -- greenness, especially the greenness of plants & vegetation (possibly from Latin viridāre, “to make or become green”). Also, innocence of mind, freshness of appearance. “A Flourishing, Bright, or Lively Greenness” (Bailey, 1727).
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