barren vs verdurous

barren

noun
  • An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place. 

adj
  • Unable to bear children; sterile. 

  • Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation. 

  • Mentally dull; stupid. 

  • Bleak. 

  • Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty. 

verdurous

adj
  • Having youthful or new qualities. 

  • Freshly green; verdant; covered with verdure, or consisting of it. 

How often have the words barren and verdurous occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )