MARCESCENT


Meaning of MARCESCENT in English

[ mα:'sɛs(ə)nt ]

■ adjective Botany (of leaves or fronds) withering but remaining attached to the stem.

Derivatives

marcescence noun

Origin

C18: from L. ~- 'beginning to wither', from marcere 'wither'.

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