viridescence

vir·i·des·cent

[vir-i-des-uhnt]
adjective
slightly green; greenish.

Origin:
1840–50; < Late Latin viridēscent- (stem of viridēscēns, present participle of viridēscere to become green), equivalent to virid(is) virid + -ēscent- -escent

vir·i·des·cence, noun
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viridescent (ˌvɪrɪˈdɛsənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
greenish or tending to become green
 
[C19: from Late Latin viridescere to grow green, from Latin viridis green]
 
viri'descence
 
n

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viridescent (ˌvɪrɪˈdɛsənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
greenish or tending to become green
 
[C19: from Late Latin viridescere to grow green, from Latin viridis green]
 
viri'descence
 
n

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