virescent

[ vahy-res-uhnt, vi- ]

adjective

1. turning green.
2. tending to a green color; slightly greenish.

virescent

/ vɪˈrɛsənt /

adjective

1. greenish or becoming green

Word History and Origins

Origin of virescent¹

1820–30; < Latin virēscent- (stem of virēscēns, present participle of virēscere to become green), equivalent to vir ( ēre ) to be green + -ēscent- -escent

Word History and Origins

Origin of virescent¹

C19: from Latin virescere to grow green, from virēre to be green

Example Sentences

Even the runners, sinuously encroaching upon the sidewalk, were deeply virescent.

From Project Gutenberg

Some partially virescent honeysuckle flowers have a similar structure.

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