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glaucescent

American

[glaw-ses-uhnt] / glɔˈsɛs ənt /

adjective

Botany.

becoming glaucous; somewhat glaucous.

Other Word Forms

glaucescence

noun

Etymology

Origin of glaucescent

First recorded in 1820–30; glauc- ( def. ) + -escent

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