virid
Any of a group of related virusesAny of a group of related viruses.
Meaning
2 senses(literary, poetic, rare, uncountable)A green colour.
(in the plural)Any of a group of related viruses.
Origin
From Middle English viride (“verdigris”, adjective, noun) [and other forms] + English -idFrom Middle English viride (“verdigris”, adjective, noun) [and other forms] + English -id (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives and nouns). Viride is borrowed from Latin viridis (“green; (figuratively) fresh; lively; young, youthful”), from vireō (“to be green or verdant; to sprout new green growth; to flourish; to be lively or vigorous”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to procreate; to produce; to increase; to raise”). Doublet of verdant and vert.
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Forms
plural: virids| Singular | virid |
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uncountable
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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