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virescent

[ vahy-res-uhnt, vi- ]

adjective

  1. turning green.
  2. tending to a green color; slightly greenish.


virescent

/ ɪˈɛəԳ /

adjective

  1. greenish or becoming green
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of virescent1

1820–30; < Latin ŧԳ- (stem of ŧŧԲ, present participle of ŧ to become green), equivalent to vir ( ŧ ) to be green + -ŧԳ- -escent
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of virescent1

C19: from Latin virescere to grow green, from virŧ to be green
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She is also interested in the virescent group, where the outer petals are almost entirely covered by distinct dark green areas.

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Snow-capped mountains above the tree line, lower conifer-covered rolling hills, fields of wildflowers, a lone boat plying the virescent Mooserboden reservoir, a group of schoolchildren hiking in the distance all combined to create an unreal backdrop of beauty.

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Various other blossoms respond in their own particular virescent hues to the vapors of ammonia, as the reader will discover upon experiment.

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Having already sacrificed precious time scouting a Bird Cherry tree “as white as a bride,” Tarkovsky is infuriated when the crew is caught planting a virescent mismatch.

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Rising after picking it up, a burning sensation met my eyes; the noxious gas bubbled like a sickly, virescent blossom from the flask.

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