virescent


vi·res·cent

V0112400 (və-rĕs′ənt, vī-)adj.1. Becoming green.2. Somewhat green; greenish.
[Latin virēscēns, virēscent-, present participle of virēscere, to become green, inchoative of virēre, to be green.]

virescent

(vɪˈrɛsənt) adj (Colours) greenish or becoming green[C19: from Latin virescere to grow green, from virēre to be green]

vi•res•cent

(vaɪˈrɛs ənt, vɪ-)

adj. 1. turning green. 2. tending to a green color; greenish. [1820–30; < Latin virēscent-, virēscēns, present participle of virēscere to become green, inchoative derivative of virēre to be green]