virescence
English
Etymology
From Latin virescens, from viresco.
Noun
virescence (countable and uncountable, plural virescences)
- The process of becoming green.
- (biology) The abnormal development of green pigmentation in plants that are not normally green, like flowers and shoots. It may indicate phytoplasma infection.
Coordinate terms
- (becoming green): albescence (“becoming white”), erubescence (“becoming red”), nigrescence (“becoming black”)
Related terms
- (becoming green): virescent
French
Noun
virescence f (plural virescences)
- (botany) virescence
Further reading
- “virescence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.