VIRESCENT


Meaning of VIRESCENT in English

/vuy res"euhnt, vi-/ , adj.

1. turning green.

2. tending to a green color; slightly greenish.

[ 1820-30; virescent- (s. of virescens, prp. of virescere to become green), equiv. to vir ( ere ) to be green + -escent- -ESCENT ]

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