NIGRESCENT


Meaning of NIGRESCENT in English

— nigrescence , n.

/nuy gres"euhnt/ , adj.

tending toward black; blackish.

[ 1745-55; nigrescent- (s. of nigrescens, prp. of nigrescere to turn black, grow dark), equiv. to nigr- (s. of niger ) black + -escent- (see -ESCE, -ENT) ]

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