virescence

 [vahy-res-uhns, vi-]  

vi·res·cence

   [vahy-res-uhns, vi-]
noun Botany.
state of becoming somewhat, though usually not totally, green, due to the abnormal presence of chlorophyll.
Origin:
1885–90; viresc(ent) + -ence
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Virescence is always a great word to know.
So is eukaryotic organism. Does it mean:
form of a diploid plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores
organism that has a nucleus containing genetic material
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virescence (vɪˈrɛsəns)
 
—n
1.  (in plants) the process of becoming green, esp by the action of disease, etc, in parts not normally green
2.  the condition of being or the process of becoming green
 
[C19: see virescent]

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