释义 |
del·i·quesce \ˈdeləˈkwes\ intransitive verb Etymology: Latin deliquescere, from de- + liquescere to become fluid, melt, from liquēre to be fluid — more at liquid 1. : to melt away : disappear as though by melting: a. : dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air b. : to become soft or liquid with age — used of certain plant structures (as some mushrooms) 2. : to divide repeatedly ending in fine divisions — used especially of the veins of a leaf |