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This is in the spirit of the What is a Word/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles.

If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Viridescent Word™.

Use the following examples below to find the rule.

Viridescent Words

And, if you want to analyze, here is a CSV version:

Viridescent Words™,Not Viridescent Words™
Palped,Banana
Fancy,Explode
Remedial,Powerful
Enrage,Fleet
Email,Bound
Stamina,Glide
Hemiacetal,Tense
Matin,Relax
Violet,Antiquity
Aphoristic,Swell
Lathe,Burst
Soubriquet,Drawn
Indinavir,Disappear
Trove,Rush
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At first I though "Viridescent Word" is a word I don't understand, but "Email" didn't fit in. – Marius 12 hours ago
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Nice puzzle! Headers enrage valet Emile. Avert aldermen. Appeal adverse, treacherous eclat, alate delta voter! – M Oehm 10 hours ago
    
@MOehm Testing it out? – dcfyj 10 hours ago
    
Let's just say the puzzle left me in a good mood. I also think the non-viridescent parts could be put to good use. – M Oehm 10 hours ago
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Answer with the help of @Will, @M Oehm, @Glorfindel and me (Maria Deleva) :

Viridescent words contain shades of green plus one excess letter.
Extra viridescent words contain at least two shades of green.
Palped - apple
Fancy - cyan
Remedial - emerald, lime
Email -> lime
Hemiacetal - malachite, lime, teal
Enrage - green
Stamina - mantis, mint
Matin - mint
Violet - olive
Aphoristic - pistachio
Lathe - teal
Soubriquet = turquoise
Indinavir = viridian
Trove - vert (@RadoslavHristov)

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Remedial also contains a green type of gem (leave the i out). – Glorfindel 12 hours ago
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And in each case it seems you only need to remove 1 letter (except for the 'extra' ones). – Glorfindel 12 hours ago
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I made it a community wiki - wouldn't have been able to figure out all of these without you all, so feel free to edit. – Maria Deleva 12 hours ago
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In what world is cyan a shade of green? Cyan is clearly blue. Turquoise too. – GentlePurpleRain♦ 12 hours ago
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@gracey209 - that is the idea - "having a greenish hue" - thus the word should contain anagrammed a shade of green. It is not that the words should literally mean green or be green, they should contain scrambled letters that could be an anagram of green (shades). – Maria Deleva 7 hours ago

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