CANESCENT


Meaning of CANESCENT in English

— canescence , n.

/keuh nes"euhnt/ , adj.

covered with whitish or grayish pubescence, as certain plants.

[ 1840-50; canescent- s. of canescens, prp. of canescere to grow gray, equiv. to can ( us ) gray + -escent- -ESCENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .