Albescent Definition
ăl-bĕsənt
adjective
Becoming white or moderately white; whitish.
American Heritage
Turning white.
Webster's New World
Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
Wiktionary
Origin of Albescent
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Latin albēscēns albēscent- present participle of albēscere to become white from albus white albho- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin albescens, present participle of albescere (“to grow white”), from albus (“white”)
From Wiktionary
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