flavescent
[ fluh-ves-uh nt ]
/ fləˈvɛs ənt /
adjective
turning yellow; yellowish.
Words nearby flavescent
flaunty,
flauta,
flautist,
flav-,
flav.,
flavescent,
flavia,
flavin,
flavin-adenine dinucleotide,
flavine,
flavivirus
Example sentences from the Web for flavescent
The complexion usually assumes a muddy or flavescent tint, which during the attack may deepen to a jaundiced hue.
British Dictionary definitions for flavescent
flavescent
/ (fləˈvɛsənt) /
adjective
turning yellow; yellowish
Word Origin for flavescent
C19: from Latin
flāvēscere to become yellow, from
flāvēre to be yellow, from
flāvus yellow