Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Verdant \Ver"dant\, a. [F. verdoyant, p. pr. of verdoyer to be
   verdant, to grow green, OF. verdoier, verdeier, fr. verd,
   vert, green, fr. L. viridis green, fr. virere to be green:
   cf. OF. verdant verdant, L. viridans, p. pr. of viridare to
   make green. Cf. {Farthingale}, {Verjuice}, {Vert}.]
   1. Covered with growing plants or grass; green; fresh;
      flourishing; as, verdant fields; a verdant lawn.

            Let the earth Put forth the verdant grass. --Milton.

   2. Unripe in knowledge or judgment; unsophisticated; raw;
      green; as, a verdant youth. [Colloq.]

Source : WordNet®

verdant
     adj : characterized by abundance of verdure