vert

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

VERT, noun [Latin viridis.] 1. In the forest laws, every thing that grows and bears a green leaf within the forest. To preserve vert and venison, is the duty of the verderer. 2. In heraldry, a green color.
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