virescent
English
Etymology
Circa 1825, from Latin virescens, present participle of virescere (“to become green”), from virere (“to be green”)
Pronunciation
Adjective
virescent (comparative more virescent, superlative most virescent)
Derived terms
Related terms
- albescent (“becoming white”), erubescent (“becoming red”), flavescent (“becoming yellow”), nigrescent (“becoming black”)
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) virēscent