flavescent

[ fluh-ves-uhnt ]

adjective
  1. turning yellow; yellowish.

Origin of flavescent

1
First recorded in 1850–55; from Latin flāvescent-, stem of flāvescēns, present participle of flāvescere “to become yellow.” See flav-, -esce, -ent

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flavescent

/ (fləˈvɛsənt) /


adjective
  1. turning yellow; yellowish

Origin of flavescent

1
C19: from Latin flāvēscere to become yellow, from flāvēre to be yellow, from flāvus yellow

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