CANESCENT


Meaning of CANESCENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈne-s ə nt, ka- ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin canescent-, canescens, present participle of canescere, inchoative of canēre to be gray, be white, from canus white, hoary — more at hare

Date: circa 1828

: growing white, whitish, or hoary ; especially : having a fine grayish-white pubescence

canescent leaves

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.