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单词 virescent
释义

virescent

[ vahy-res-uhnt, vi- ]
/ vaɪˈrɛs ənt, vɪ- /

adjective

turning green.
tending to a green color; slightly greenish.

Origin of virescent

1820–30; <Latin virēscent- (stem of virēscēns, present participle of virēscere to become green), equivalent to vir(ēre) to be green + -ēscent--escent

Words nearby virescent

viremia, Viren, vireo, vires, virescence, virescent, Virg., virga, virgate, Virgil, Virgilian
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British Dictionary definitions for virescent

virescent
/ (vɪˈrɛsənt) /

adjective

greenish or becoming green

Word Origin for virescent

C19: from Latin virescere to grow green, from virēre to be green
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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