请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 virescent
释义

Definition of virescent in English:

virescent

adjective vɪˈrɛs(ə)nt
literary
  • Greenish.

    a trembling virescent light
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Behind him, the virescent beast crouched as if about to leap again, bellowing defiance and raising clenched fists that were as big as hams.

Derivatives

  • virescence

  • noun vɪˈrɛs(ə)ns
    literary
    • Vinca virescence is a phytoplasma that causes symptoms of virescence, phyllody and witches’ broom.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Proliferation of shoots was observed in one of the samples of periwinkle and, virescence was showed by the other one.
  • virescently

  • adverb
    literary
    • Using the virescently marked male-sterile line 81 A, Feng (1990) carried out a trial production of hybrid seeds in Zu County in Hebei Province, China

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin virescent- 'turning green', inceptive of virere 'be green'.

Rhymes

acquiescent, adolescent, albescent, Besant, coalescent, confessant, convalescent, crescent, depressant, effervescent, erubescent, evanescent, excrescent, flavescent, fluorescent, immunosuppressant, incandescent, incessant, iridescent, juvenescent, lactescent, liquescent, luminescent, nigrescent, obsolescent, opalescent, pearlescent, phosphorescent, pubescent, putrescent, quiescent, suppressant, turgescent, viridescent
 
 

Definition of virescent in US English:

virescent

adjective
literary
  • Greenish.

    a trembling virescent light
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Behind him, the virescent beast crouched as if about to leap again, bellowing defiance and raising clenched fists that were as big as hams.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin virescent- ‘turning green’, inceptive of virere ‘be green’.

 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/27 13:54:47