glaucescent

[ glaw-ses-uh nt ]
/ glɔˈsɛs ənt /

adjective Botany.

becoming glaucous; somewhat glaucous.

Origin of glaucescent

First recorded in 1820–30; glauc- + -escent

OTHER WORDS FROM glaucescent

glau·ces·cence, noun

Words nearby glaucescent

glaswegian, glatt kosher, glauber's salt, glauberite, glauce, glaucescent, glauco-, glaucodot, glaucoma, glaucomatous cataract, glaucomatous cup

Example sentences from the Web for glaucescent

  • It has the same nodose and scaly root-stock, dark and polished stalk, glaucescent frond and mucronulate pinnules.

    Beautiful Ferns |Daniel Cady Eaton