virescent
[ vahy-res-uh nt, vi- ]
/ vaɪˈrɛs ənt, vɪ- /
adjective
turning green.
tending to a green color; slightly greenish.
Origin of virescent
1820–30; < Latin
virēscent- (stem of
virēscēns, present participle of
virēscere to become green), equivalent to
vir(ēre) to be green +
-ēscent-
-escent
Words nearby virescent
British Dictionary definitions for virescent
virescent
/ (vɪˈrɛsənt) /
adjective
greenish or becoming green
Word Origin for virescent
C19: from Latin
virescere to grow green, from
virēre to be green