NIGRESCENT


Meaning of NIGRESCENT in English

[ nɪ'grɛs(ə)nt , nʌɪ- ]

■ adjective rare blackish.

Derivatives

nigrescence noun

Origin

C18: from L. ~- , nigrescere 'grow black', from niger , nigr- 'black'.

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