vert
A green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise.
Other meanings
A vertical surface used by skateboarders or skiers.
Green undergrowth or other vegetation growing in a forest, as a potential cover for deer.
Word history
From Latin "viridis".
Where this comes from
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