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