Virescent Definition
və-rĕsənt, vī-
adjective
Turning or becoming green.
Webster's New World
Greenish.
Webster's New World
Origin of Virescent
Latin virēscēns virēscent- present participle of virēscere to become green inchoative of virēre to be green
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Circa 1825, from Latin virescens, present participle of virescere (“to become green"), from virere (“to be green")
From Wiktionary
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