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, noun

Words nearby canescent

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, noun

Word Origin for canescent

C19: from Latin cānescere to grow white, become hoary, from cānēre to be white