flavescent

(flə-vĕsˈənt)

adjective
Turning yellow; yellowish.

Origin:

Origin: Latin flāvēscēns, flāvēscent-

Origin: , present participle of flāvēscere, to turn yellow, inchoative of flāvēre, to be yellow

Origin: , from flāvus, yellow; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots

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