virescent

[ vahy-res-uhnt, vi- ]

/ vaɪˈrɛs ənt, vɪ- /

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adjective

turning green.

tending to a green color; slightly greenish.

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Origin of virescent

1820–30; <Latin virēscent- (stem of virēscēns, present participle of virēscere to become green), equivalent to vir(ēre) to be green + -ēscent--escent

Words nearby virescent

viremia, Viren, vireo, vires, virescence, virescent, Virg., virga, virgate, Virgil, Virgilian

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How to use virescent in a sentence

Even the runners, sinuously encroaching upon the sidewalk, were deeply virescent.
Greener Than You Think|Ward Moore
Some partially virescent honeysuckle flowers have a similar structure.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters

British Dictionary definitions for virescent

virescent

/ (vɪˈrɛsənt) /

adjective

greenish or becoming green

Word Origin for virescent

C19: from Latin virescere to grow green, from virēre to be green

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