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viridescence
vir·i·des·cent
/
ˌvɪr
ɪˈdɛs
ənt
/
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vir-i-
des
-
uh
nt
]
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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
Related forms
vir·i·des·cence,
noun
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viridescent
(ˌvɪrɪˈdɛs
ə
nt)
—
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
(ˌvɪrɪˈdɛs
ə
nt)
—
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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