virescent adjective.
[vɪ'rɛs(ǝ)nt] E19.[Latin virescent-, pres. ppl stem of virescere turn green: see -ESCENT.]Greenish, turning green;
Botany exhibiting virescence.
■ virescence noun greenness;
esp. (
Botany) abnormal development of chlorophyll in petals or other parts normally coloured:
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