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English
Etymology
19th century. From Latin flavescens.
Pronunciation
Adjective
flavescent (comparative more flavescent, superlative most flavescent)
- yellow-ish in colour, or turning yellow
Related terms
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fla.vɛ.sɑ̃/, /fla.ve.sɑ̃/
Adjective
flavescent (feminine flavescente, masculine plural flavescents, feminine plural flavescentes)
- (poetic) flavescent
Further reading
Latin
Verb
flāvēscent
- third-person plural future active indicative of flāvēscō