adjective
Origin: L canescens, prp. of canescere, to become white < canere, to be white < canus, hoary: see hare
See canescent in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Origin:
Origin: Latin cānēscēns, cānēscent-
Origin: , present participle of cānēscere, inchoative of cānēre, to be white
Origin: , from cānus, white; see kas- in Indo-European roots
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