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单词 canescent
释义

canescent

[ kuh-nes-uhnt ]
/ kəˈnɛs ənt /

adjective

covered with whitish or grayish pubescence, as certain plants.

Origin of canescent

1840–50; <Latin cānēscent- stem of cānēscēns, present participle of cānēscere to grow gray, equivalent to cān(us) gray + -ēscent--escent

OTHER WORDS FROM canescent

ca·nes·cence, noun

Words nearby canescent

canella, cane piece, caner, cane rat, cane reed, canescent, cane sugar, Canes Venatici, cane toad, Canetti, caneware
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British Dictionary definitions for canescent

canescent
/ (kəˈnɛsənt) /

adjective

biology white or greyish due to the presence of numerous short white hairs
becoming hoary, white, or greyish

Derived forms of canescent

canescence, noun

Word Origin for canescent

C19: from Latin cānescere to grow white, become hoary, from cānēre to be white
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