albicantadj.

Brit.

/ˈalbᵻk(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈælbək(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin albicant-, albicāns, albicāre.

Etymology: < classical Latin albicant-, albicāns, present participle of albicāre to be white (see albication n.).

†1. Brilliantly white. Obsolete. rare.

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1750 C. Wren Parentalia 203 If she [sc. Astronomy] deign'd to shew them one Glimpse of a Star, but if of Alcor [sc. a faint star in the Plough or Big Dipper], or the least albicant Spot of Heaven, it was enough to pave a Way for them homeward.

2. Chiefly Botany. Becoming or growing white; (also) having white patches; cf. albication n. Now disused.

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albicant1871

1871 W. A. Leighton Lichen-flora 47 C[oniocybe] pallida, Fr. albicant, very thin, or obsolete.

1874 Grevillea 3 36 Thallus white or albicant, very thin, with orange-coloured gonidia.

1902 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: R–Z 1901/2 These albicant variegations are to be looked upon as the more extreme forms of variegation, and usually arise through a feeble..condition of the plant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	albicant
释义	albicantadj. Brit. /ˈalbᵻk(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈælbək(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin albicant-, albicāns, albicāre. Etymology: < classical Latin albicant-, albicāns, present participle of albicāre to be white (see albication n.). †1. Brilliantly white. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1750 C. Wren Parentalia 203 If she [sc. Astronomy] deign'd to shew them one Glimpse of a Star, but if of Alcor [sc. a faint star in the Plough or Big Dipper], or the least albicant Spot of Heaven, it was enough to pave a Way for them homeward. 2. Chiefly Botany. Becoming or growing white; (also) having white patches; cf. albication n. Now disused. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > appearance of plant > plant defined by colour or marking > [adjective] albicant1871 1871 W. A. Leighton Lichen-flora 47 C[oniocybe] pallida, Fr. albicant, very thin, or obsolete. 1874 Grevillea 3 36 Thallus white or albicant, very thin, with orange-coloured gonidia. 1902 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: R–Z 1901/2 These albicant variegations are to be looked upon as the more extreme forms of variegation, and usually arise through a feeble..condition of the plant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1750
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