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mar⋅ces⋅cent

  [mahr-ses-uhnt]
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–adjective Botany.
withering but not falling off, as a part of a plant.
Origin:
1720–30; < L marcēscent-, s. of marcēscēns (prp. of marcēscere to wither, shrivel), equiv. to marc(ēre) to wither + -ēscent- -escent

Related forms:
mar⋅ces⋅cence, noun
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mar·ces·cent   (mär-sěs'ənt)   
adj.  Withering but not falling off, as a blossom that persists on a twig after flowering.

[Latin marcēscēns, marcēscent-, past participle of marcēscere, inchoative of marcēre, to wither.]
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marcescent   (mär-sěs'ənt)  Pronunciation Key 
Withering but not falling off, as a blossom that persists on a twig after flowering. Many oaks have marcescent foliage that stays on the tree through winter.
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