Roman Antiq. [L. viridārium plantation of trees, pleasure-garden, f. viridis VIRID a.] A pleasure-garden or green court of an ancient Roman villa or palace.
a. 1700. Evelyn, Diary, 10 Nov. 1644. We went to see Prince Ludovisio’s villa where was formerly the Viridarium of the poet Sallust.
1832. W. Gell, Pompeiana, I. viii. 168. The inner peristyle, enclosing a sort of court, probably planted with flowers, and sometimes called a viridarium.
1848. Lytton, Harold, I. i. The wide space between the columns, which had once given ample vista from graceful awnings into tablinum and viridarium.
1891. Farrar, Darkn. & Dawn, x. As Titus went across the viridarium, or chief green court of the Palace.
