English Explanatory Dictionary

virescence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality or state of being virescent.
  2. Greenness or greenishness.
  3. Verdantness.
  4. Greenening: the quality or state of becoming greener.
  5. The abnormal development of green pigmentation in plants that are not normally green, like flowers and shoots. It may indicate phytoplasma infection.

Pronunciation

/vɪˈrɛsəns/ /vaɪˈrɛsəns/

Word forms

virescence virescences

Etymology

Late 19th century. From Latin virescens, present participle of virescō. By surface analysis, Latin vir(ere) + -escence.

Synonyms

viridescence viridity
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