virescent
English
Etymology
Circa 1825, from Latin virescens, present participle of virescere (“to become green”), from virere (“to be green”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɪˈɹɛs.ənt/
- Rhymes: -ɛsənt
Adjective
virescent (comparative more virescent, superlative most virescent)
- Green-like, greenish.
- Becoming green.
Derived terms
- virescence
Related terms
- albescent (“becoming white”), erubescent (“becoming red”), flavescent (“becoming yellow”), nigrescent (“becoming black”)
Latin
Verb
virēscent
- third-person plural future active indicative of virēscō