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marcescent
[ mahr-ses-uhnt ]
adjective
, Botany.
- withering but not falling off, as a part of a plant.
marcescent
/ mɑːˈsɛsənt /
adjective
- (of the parts of certain plants) remaining attached to the plant when withered
marcescent
/ mär-sĕs′ənt /
- Withering but not falling off, as a blossom that persists on a twig after flowering. Many oaks have marcescent foliage that stays on the tree through winter.
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Derived Forms
- marˈcescence, noun
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Other Words From
- mar·cescence noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of marcescent1
1720–30; < Latin marcēscent-, stem of marcēscēns (present participle of marcēscere to wither, shrivel), equivalent to marc ( ēre ) to wither + -ēscent- -escent
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Word History and Origins
Origin of marcescent1
C18: from Latin marcescere to grow weak, from marcēre to wither
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