SENESCENT


Meaning of SENESCENT in English

— senescence , n.

/si nes"euhnt/ , adj.

growing old; aging.

[ 1650-60; senescent- (s. of senescens ) prp. of senescere to grow old, equiv. to sen- old + -escent- -ESCENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .