Definition, synonyms and related words
A green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise.
"When studying biology, we learn that humans are classified as vertebrates because they possess a backbone."
In sport, a type of bicycle stunt competition.
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In blazon, of the colour green.
"The heraldic description states that the lion is depicted in vert on a field of gold."
The word vert comes from the Old French term vert, which itself originated in Vulgar Latin as a shortened form of viridis. Its original meaning referred to something green or verdant.