contabescent

English

Etymology

From Latin contabescens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɒntəˈbɛsənt/
• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

contabescent (comparative more contabescent, superlative most contabescent)

1. Wasting away gradually.
   • 1868, Charles Darwin, The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:

     The contabescent plants of Dianthus and Verbascum, found wild by Wiegmann, grew on a dry and sterile bank

Latin

Verb

contābēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of contābēscō