viridescent
[ vir-i-des-uh nt ]
/ ˌvɪr ɪˈdɛs ənt /
adjective
slightly green; greenish.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
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It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
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OTHER WORDS FROM viridescent
vir·i·des·cence, nounWords nearby viridescent
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Example sentences from the Web for viridescent
The marble balustrades which railed the terrace were overgrown with viridescent plant and flowering vine.
Latitude 19 degree|Mrs. Schuyler CrowninshieldThe viridescent ribbon of the Thames bound bridge to bridge running thematically through a symphony of grey and green and gold.
The Orchard of Tears|Sax Rohmer
British Dictionary definitions for viridescent
viridescent
/ (ˌvɪrɪˈdɛsənt) /
adjective
greenish or tending to become green
Derived forms of viridescent
viridescence, nounWord Origin for viridescent
C19: from Late Latin viridescere to grow green, from Latin viridis green
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