contabescence noun.
[kɒntǝ'bɛs(ǝ)ns] Now
rare or
obsolete.
M17.[from Latin contabescent- pres. ppl stem of contabescere waste away: see -ENCE.]Wasting away, atrophy;
Botany suppression of pollen formation in the anthers of flowers.
■ contabescent adjective M19. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲