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—viridescence, n./vir'i des"euhnt/, adj.slightly green; greenish.[1840-50; < LL viridescent- (s. of viridescens, prp. of viridescere to become green), equiv. to virid(is) VIRID + -escent- -ESCENT]
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Viridescent — Vir i*des cent, a. [L. viridescens, p. pr. of viridescere to grow green.] Slightly green; greenish. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
viridescent — [vir΄ə des′ənt] adj. [LL viridescens, prp. of viridescere, to become green < L viridis, green] greenish viridescence n … English World dictionary
viridescent — [ˌvɪrɪ dɛs(ə)nt] adjective literary greenish or becoming green. Derivatives viridescence noun Origin C19: from late L. viridescent , viridescere become green … English new terms dictionary
viridescent parrot fish — dėmėtoji papūgžuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Calotomus viridescens angl. viridescent parrot fish rus. пятнистый калотом ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dantytosios papūgžuvės … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
viridescent — adjective Etymology: Latin viridis green Date: circa 1847 slightly green ; greenish … New Collegiate Dictionary
viridescent — adjective Having a greenish hue; becoming somewhat green in color … Wiktionary
viridescent — vir·i·des·cent || ‚vɪrɪ desnt adj. greenish … English contemporary dictionary
viridescent — a. (Bot.) Greenish, slightly green, virescent … New dictionary of synonyms
viridescent — vir·i·des·cent … English syllables
viridescent — vir•i•des•cent [[t]ˌvɪr ɪˈdɛs ənt[/t]] adj. slightly green; greenish • Etymology: 1840–50; < L virid(is) green (see vert) vir i•des′cence, n … From formal English to slang
