ˈdeləˈkwes intransitive verb
Etymology: Latin deliquescere, from de- + liquescere to become fluid, melt, from liquēre to be fluid — more at liquid
1. : to melt away : disappear as though by melting:
a. : dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air
b. : to become soft or liquid with age — used of certain plant structures (as some mushrooms)
2. : to divide repeatedly ending in fine divisions — used especially of the veins of a leaf