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marcescent
mar·ces·cent M0101300 (mär-sĕs′ənt)adj. Botany Withering but not falling off: marcescent leaves.
[Latin marcēscēns, marcēscent-, past participle of marcēscere, inchoative of marcēre, to wither.]marcescent (mɑːˈsɛsənt) adj (Botany) (of the parts of certain plants) remaining attached to the plant when withered[C18: from Latin marcescere to grow weak, from marcēre to wither] marˈcescence nmar•ces•cent (mɑrˈsɛs ənt)
adj. withering but not falling off, as a part of a plant. [1720–30; < Latin marcēscent-, s. of marcēscēns=marc(ēre) to wither + -ēscent- -escent] marcescent - Describes leaves that wither but remain attached to the stem.See also related terms for remain.Translationsmarcescent
marcescent[mär′ses·ənt] (botany) Withering without falling off. |