flavescent

[ fluh-ves-uh nt ]

/ fləˈvɛs ənt /

adjective

turning yellow; yellowish.

Words nearby flavescent

flaunty, flauta, flautist, flav-, flav., flavescent, flavia, flavin, flavin-adenine dinucleotide, flavine, flavivirus

Origin of flavescent

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

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Example sentences from the Web for flavescent

The complexion usually assumes a muddy or flavescent tint, which during the attack may deepen to a jaundiced hue.
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British Dictionary definitions for flavescent

flavescent

/ (fləˈvɛsənt) /

adjective

turning yellow; yellowish

Word Origin for flavescent

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

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