viridescent
\ vir-i-DES-uhnt \, adjective;
1.slightly green; greenish.
Quotes:
The wrack broke behind them as she watched, for a moment they stood out motionless and black, in a glade of limpid viridescent sky.
-- Samuel Beckett, Murphy , 1938
Surrounded by seven lakes and rolling viridescent mountains, Udaipur—known as the “City of Lakes”—is recognized as India’s premier luxury destination.
-- Tracey Greenstein, "Where Is the 'Best Resort in the World'?" Forbes , February 1, 2013
Origin:
Viridescent entered English in the mid-1800s from the Late Latin viridēscere meaning.
