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virescence
[ vahy-res-uhns, vi- ]
/ vaɪˈrɛs əns, vɪ- /
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noun Botany.
state of becoming somewhat, though usually not totally, green, due to the abnormal presence of chlorophyll.
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Origin of virescence
First recorded in 1885–90; viresc(ent) + -ence
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How to use virescence in a sentence
See also succeeding paragraphs and sections in Chloranthy, Virescence, &c.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. MastersA sudden belch of flame, outside, split the night with terrible virescence.
The Air Trust|George Allan EnglandSome of the above are probably cases of mere virescence rather than of phyllody.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. MastersThe plumage of the young bird is brownish-olive above, with a tendency to stronger virescence on the rump and tail.
Nests and Eggs of Birds of The United States|Thomas G. Gentry
British Dictionary definitions for virescence
virescence
/ (vɪˈrɛsəns) /
noun
(in plants) the process of becoming green, esp by the action of disease, etc, in parts not normally green
the condition of being or the process of becoming green
Word Origin for virescence
C19: see virescent
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