SENESCENCE


Meaning of SENESCENCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ si-ˈne-s ə n(t)s ]

noun

Etymology: senescent, from Latin senescent-, senescens, present participle of senescere to grow old, from sen-, senex old

Date: 1695

1. : the state of being old : the process of becoming old

2. : the growth phase in a plant or plant part (as a leaf) from full maturity to death

• se·nes·cent -s ə nt adjective

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