virescence

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English

Etymology

Late 19th century. From Latin virescens, present participle of virescō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɪˈrɛsəns/, /vaɪˈrɛsəns/

Noun

virescence (countable and uncountable, plural virescences)

The act of becoming green; greening.
(biology) The abnormal development of green pigmentation in plants that are not normally green, like flowers and shoots. It may indicate phytoplasma infection.
Greenishness.

Coordinate terms

(becoming green): albescence (“becoming white”), cerulescence (“becoming blue”), erubescence (“becoming red”), flavescence (“becoming yellow”), nigrescence (“becoming black”)

Related terms

(becoming green): virescent

French

Noun

virescence f (plural virescences)

(botany) virescence

Further reading

“virescence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

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