green, to be Copy link • green, to be, become: vĭreo, ui, 2 (of foliage): to be g. with fresh foliage, fronde v. nova, Virg.: the top (of the mountain) is g. with pine trees, summa virent pinu, Ov.: Cic. Hence, vĭresco, 3: to become g.: Virg.: Ov.: to become g. again, rĕvĭresco, 3: Ov.: Tac.