flavescent

English

Etymology

19th century. From Latin flavescens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fləˈvɛs.ənt/
• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

flavescent (comparative more flavescent, superlative most flavescent)

1. yellow-ish in colour, or turning yellow

Related terms

• albescent (“becoming white”), erubescent (“becoming red”), nigrescent (“becoming black”), virescent (“becoming green”)

---

Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) flāvēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of flāvēscō