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pallescent

British  
/ pæˈlɛsənt /

adjective

  1. botany becoming paler in colour with increasing age

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The Genius Loci, the tutela of Nightmare Abbey, the spirit of black melancholy, began to set his seal on her pallescent countenance.

From Nightmare Abbey by Peacock, Thomas Love

The path, however, kept to the level ground and emerged presently upon a large square of pallescent grass the farther side of which was bounded by a deserted house.

From Plashers Mead A Novel by MacKenzie, Compton

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