marcescentadj.n.

Brit.

/mɑːˈsɛsnt/, U.S.

/mɑrˈsɛsənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin marcēscent-, marcēscēns.

Etymology: < classical Latin marcēscent-, marcēscēns, present participle of marcēscere to wither, become weak or languid < marcēre to be withered, faint, or languid (see marcid adj.) + -ēscere (see -escent suffix). Compare French marcescent (1798).

Botany.

A. adj.

Of a part of a plant: withering but not falling off.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > [adjective] > growing poorly or withering

feyOE

withering1599

weak1600

misliking1601

unfirm1616

languishing1683

sickly1697

marcescent1727

weakly1775

miffy1850

wilting1884

the world > plants > part of plant > growth, movement, or curvature of parts > [adjective] > permanent or discarded

shedc1430

deciduous1657

marcescent1727

fugacious1750

permanent1776

shrivelling1776

persisting1777

persistent1785

sphacelate1785

shedding1796

sphacelated1806

caducous1808

restant1828

fugitive1830

horarious1866

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Marcescent, growing withered, fading.

1777 S. Robson Brit. Flora vii. 29 Marcescent, withering but not falling, as in Bellflower and Orchis.

1829 T. Castle Introd. Systematical & Physiol. Bot. iii. 81 Marcescent, withering on the stalk, without dropping, as in the campanula, cucumber, gourd, and others.

1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. i. iv. 229 When it is persistent and assumes a shrivelled or withered appearance..it is marcescent.

1904 J. C. Willis Man. Flowering Plants (ed. 2) 77 If it [sc. the perianth] remains unwithered round the fruit, persistent, withered, marcescent, enlarged as in Physalis, accrescent.

1964 Acta Phytogeographica Suecica 49 51 (caption) Around the stem..there is a dense insulating mantle of marcescent dry leaves.

1992 M. Ingrouille Diversity & Evol. Land Plants 256 The presence of the thick covering of marcescent leaves insulates the plants.

†B. n.

[Compare French marcescence (1812).] A plant having marcescent parts. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1855 J. B. Sanderson in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 254/2 A single cell of the leaf of a marcescent..is seen still to contain a primordial vesicle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	marcescent
释义	marcescentadj.n. Brit. /mɑːˈsɛsnt/, U.S. /mɑrˈsɛsənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin marcēscent-, marcēscēns. Etymology: < classical Latin marcēscent-, marcēscēns, present participle of marcēscere to wither, become weak or languid < marcēre to be withered, faint, or languid (see marcid adj.) + -ēscere (see -escent suffix). Compare French marcescent (1798). Botany. A. adj. Of a part of a plant: withering but not falling off. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > [adjective] > growing poorly or withering feyOE withering1599 weak1600 misliking1601 unfirm1616 languishing1683 sickly1697 marcescent1727 weakly1775 miffy1850 wilting1884 the world > plants > part of plant > growth, movement, or curvature of parts > [adjective] > permanent or discarded shedc1430 deciduous1657 marcescent1727 fugacious1750 permanent1776 shrivelling1776 persisting1777 persistent1785 sphacelate1785 shedding1796 sphacelated1806 caducous1808 restant1828 fugitive1830 horarious1866 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Marcescent, growing withered, fading. 1777 S. Robson Brit. Flora vii. 29 Marcescent, withering but not falling, as in Bellflower and Orchis. 1829 T. Castle Introd. Systematical & Physiol. Bot. iii. 81 Marcescent, withering on the stalk, without dropping, as in the campanula, cucumber, gourd, and others. 1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. i. iv. 229 When it is persistent and assumes a shrivelled or withered appearance..it is marcescent. 1904 J. C. Willis Man. Flowering Plants (ed. 2) 77 If it [sc. the perianth] remains unwithered round the fruit, persistent, withered, marcescent, enlarged as in Physalis, accrescent. 1964 Acta Phytogeographica Suecica 49 51 (caption) Around the stem..there is a dense insulating mantle of marcescent dry leaves. 1992 M. Ingrouille Diversity & Evol. Land Plants 256 The presence of the thick covering of marcescent leaves insulates the plants. †B. n. [Compare French marcescence (1812).] A plant having marcescent parts. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1855 J. B. Sanderson in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 254/2 A single cell of the leaf of a marcescent..is seen still to contain a primordial vesicle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1727
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