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virescent definition

vi·res·cent (-ənt)

adjective

  1. turning or becoming green
  2. greenish

Etymology: L virescens, prp. of virescere, to grow green < virere, to be green

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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