marcescent

[ mahr-ses-uh nt ]
/ mɑrˈsɛs ənt /

adjective Botany.

withering but not falling off, as a part of a plant.

Origin of marcescent

1720–30; < Latin marcēscent-, stem of marcēscēns (present participle of marcēscere to wither, shrivel), equivalent to marc(ēre) to wither + -ēscent- -escent

OTHER WORDS FROM marcescent

mar·ces·cence, noun

Words nearby marcescent

marcellinus, marcello, marcellus, marcellus i, marcellus ii, marcescent, march, march break, march brown, march fly, march fracture

British Dictionary definitions for marcescent

marcescent
/ (mɑːˈsɛsənt) /

adjective

(of the parts of certain plants) remaining attached to the plant when withered

Derived forms of marcescent

marcescence, noun

Word Origin for marcescent

C18: from Latin marcescere to grow weak, from marcēre to wither

Scientific definitions for marcescent

marcescent
[ mär-sĕs′ənt ]

Withering but not falling off, as a blossom that persists on a twig after flowering. Many oaks have marcescent foliage that stays on the tree through winter.