A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Viror,-oris (s.m.III), abl. sg. virore: greenness, green color, verdure; = viriditas,-atis (s.f.III), abl. sg. viriditate;

- viror pratorum, the greeness of meadows.

- colore etiam pallido, cum herbae virore mixto, fuligine quasi afflato ac ita sensim nigrescente, and with the color also pale, mixed with the greeness of an herb, as if blown on with soot and thus gradually becoming black.

- sed sphaerulae nigrae sunt, virore quodam (heterogeneo,ut videtur) interdum obductae, at numquam canae (S&A), but the sphaerules are a [shining] black, sometimes covered with a certain greenness (heterogeneous, it seems), but never grayish-white.

- passim provenit in Betonicae officinali pratensis foliis, virorem suum desuper paene conservantibus (S&A), everywhere it appears living in meadows, on the leaves of Betonica officinalis, almost preserving its own green color from on top down.

- immo, ni sal marinus eluatur, commode servari nequeunt hæ species, quæ alias aqua dulci maceratæ virorem diutissime servant (Dill.), even more, unless the sea-salt is rinsed out, these species are impossible to preserve properly, while others soaked in fresh water, keep their green color for a very long time.