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canescentenUK
ca·nes·cent C0066100 (kə-nĕs′ənt)adj.1. Biology Covered with short, fine whitish or grayish hairs or down; hoary.2. Turning white or grayish.
[Latin cānēscēns, cānēscent-, present participle of cānēscere, inchoative of cānēre, to be white, from cānus, white; see kas- in Indo-European roots.]
ca·nes′cence n.canescent (kəˈnɛsənt) adj1. (Biology) biology white or greyish due to the presence of numerous short white hairs2. becoming hoary, white, or greyish[C19: from Latin cānescere to grow white, become hoary, from cānēre to be white] caˈnescence nca•nes•cent (kəˈnɛs ənt)
adj. covered with whitish or grayish down, as certain plants. [1840–50; < Latin cānēscent-, s. of cānēscēns, present participle of cānēscere to grow gray, derivative of cānus gray] ca•nes′cence, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | canescent - of greyish white; "the canescent moon"achromatic, neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white" | | 2. | canescent - covered with fine whitish hairs or downhoarybiological science, biology - the science that studies living organismshaired, hairy, hirsute - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar" |
canescentenUK
canescent[kə′nes·ənt] (botany) Having a grayish epidermal covering of short hairs. canescentenUK
canescent (kə-nĕs′ənt)adj.1. Biology Covered with short, fine whitish or grayish hairs or down; hoary.2. Turning white or grayish.
ca·nes′cence n.canescent adjective
(1) Characterised by short, fine white or grey hair.
(2) Referring to the colour change in hair; going grey; greying.canescentenUK
Related to canescent: hoary, glabrous, deliquesceSynonyms for canescentadj of greyish whiteRelated Wordsadj covered with fine whitish hairs or downSynonymsRelated Words- biological science
- biology
- haired
- hairy
- hirsute
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