cerulescent,a.|sɪər(j)ʊˈlɛsənt| Also cæ-. [as if ad. L. *cærulēscent-empr.pple., becoming blue, f.cæruleus.] Tending to cerulean. 1880Syd. Soc.Lex., Cærulescent, sky blue.1881Jrnl.Bot. X. 113 The gelatina-hymenea is cærulescent, then slightly tawny with iodine.