| 单词 | marcescent |
| 释义 | marcescent[ mahr-ses-uhnt ] / mɑrˈsɛs ənt / adjective Botany.withering but not falling off, as a part of a plant. Origin of marcescent1720–30; <Latin marcēscent-, stem of marcēscēns (present participle of marcēscere to wither, shrivel), equivalent to marc(ēre) to wither + -ēscent--escent OTHER WORDS FROM marcescentmar·ces·cence, nounWords nearby marcescentMarcellinus, Marcello, Marcellus, Marcellus I, Marcellus II, marcescent, march, March break, march brown, M.Arch.E., marcher Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for marcescentmarcescent / (mɑːˈsɛsənt) / adjective(of the parts of certain plants) remaining attached to the plant when withered Derived forms of marcescentmarcescence, nounWord Origin for marcescentC18: from Latin marcescere to grow weak, from marcēre to wither Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for marcescentmarcescent [ 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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