SENESCE


Meaning of SENESCE in English

[ sɪ'nɛs ]

■ verb Biology (of a living organism) deteriorate with age.

Derivatives

~nce noun

~nt adjective

Origin

C17: from L. ~re , from senex 'old'.

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