[ 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'.
[ 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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004