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viridescent

American  
[vir-i-des-uhnt] / ˌvɪr ɪˈdɛs ənt /

adjective

  1. slightly green; greenish.

viridescent British  
/ ˌvɪrɪˈdɛsənt /

adjective

  1. greenish or tending to become green

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Other Word Forms

  • viridescence noun

Etymology

Origin of viridescent

1840–50; < Late Latin viridēscent- (stem of viridēscēns, present participle of viridēscere to become green), equivalent to virid ( is ) virid + -ēscent- -escent

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