fulvescentadj.

Brit.

/fʌlˈvɛsnt/,

/fʊlˈvɛsnt/, U.S.

/fʊlˈvɛsənt/,

/fəlˈvɛsənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin fulvescent-, fulvescens, fulvescere.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin fulvescent-, fulvescens (1516 or earlier), use as adjective of present participle of fulvescere to be yellow (from 13th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin fulvus (see fulvous adj.) + -ēscere (see -escent suffix).

Chiefly Zoology and Botany (now rare).

Having a fulvous or tawny tint.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > reddish yellow > pale

fallowOE

favel1490

faucha1522

fallow-coloured1567

fulvid1598

fulve1657

fulvous1664

flavid1762

fox-coloured1796

fulvescent1817

1815 W. E. Leach Zool. Misc. II. at Wombat phascolomis Pale fulvescent-brown; nose darker; claws elongated.]

1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xix. 126 The ventral segments, except the anal, which is black, are fulvescent.

1872 Proc. Zool. Soc. 16 Jan. 92 The greater median wing-coverts show a large fulvescent apical patch on the outer web.

1912 Condor 14 179 This rara avis, almost concolored except for the fulvescent plumage of the head and neck.

1956 Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc. 39 215 Becoming somewhat fulvescent in some specimens.

2005 Reprod. Biol. & Endocrinol. (Electronic text) 3 Article 23. The cystic follicular fluids used in this study were dark yellow and fulvescent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fulvescent
释义	fulvescentadj. Brit. /fʌlˈvɛsnt/, /fʊlˈvɛsnt/, U.S. /fʊlˈvɛsənt/, /fəlˈvɛsənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin fulvescent-, fulvescens, fulvescere. Etymology: < post-classical Latin fulvescent-, fulvescens (1516 or earlier), use as adjective of present participle of fulvescere to be yellow (from 13th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin fulvus (see fulvous adj.) + -ēscere (see -escent suffix). Chiefly Zoology and Botany (now rare). Having a fulvous or tawny tint. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > reddish yellow > pale fallowOE favel1490 faucha1522 fallow-coloured1567 fulvid1598 fulve1657 fulvous1664 flavid1762 fox-coloured1796 fulvescent1817 1815 W. E. Leach Zool. Misc. II. at Wombat phascolomis Pale fulvescent-brown; nose darker; claws elongated.] 1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xix. 126 The ventral segments, except the anal, which is black, are fulvescent. 1872 Proc. Zool. Soc. 16 Jan. 92 The greater median wing-coverts show a large fulvescent apical patch on the outer web. 1912 Condor 14 179 This rara avis, almost concolored except for the fulvescent plumage of the head and neck. 1956 Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc. 39 215 Becoming somewhat fulvescent in some specimens. 2005 Reprod. Biol. & Endocrinol. (Electronic text) 3 Article 23. The cystic follicular fluids used in this study were dark yellow and fulvescent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1817
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