canescent
[ kuh-nes-uh nt ]
/ kəˈnɛs ənt /
adjective
covered with whitish or grayish pubescence, as certain plants.
Origin of canescent
1840–50; < Latin
cānēscent- stem of
cānēscēns, present participle of
cānēscere to grow gray, equivalent to
cān(us) gray +
-ēscent-
-escent
OTHER WORDS FROM canescent
ca·nes·cence, nounWords nearby canescent
canecutter,
canegrub,
canella,
caner,
canes venatici,
canescent,
canetti,
caneware,
canework,
caney fork,
canf
British Dictionary definitions for canescent
canescent
/ (kəˈnɛsənt) /
adjective
biology
white or greyish due to the presence of numerous short white hairs
becoming hoary, white, or greyish
Derived forms of canescent
canescence, nounWord Origin for canescent
C19: from Latin
cānescere to grow white, become hoary, from
cānēre to be white