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单词 senesce
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Definition of senesce in English:

senesce

verb sɪˈnɛssəˈnes
[no object]Biology
  • (of a living organism) deteriorate with age.

    it is a universal characteristic of higher animals that they senesce
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Evolutionary senescence theory argues that organisms senesce because the power of natural selection decreases with age.
    • After the plants had senesced, ears were harvested and the lengths measured.
    • Fruits were counted when the plants had fully senesced.
    • Regardless of cold-induction treatment, leaves and plants of non-transformed plants senesced under prolonged dark storage.
    • In several populations, the pitchers of some plants had senesced.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin senescere, from senex 'old'.

 
 

Definition of senesce in US English:

senesce

verbsəˈnes
[no object]Biology
  • (of a living organism) deteriorate with age.

    it is a universal characteristic of higher animals that they senesce
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In several populations, the pitchers of some plants had senesced.
    • Regardless of cold-induction treatment, leaves and plants of non-transformed plants senesced under prolonged dark storage.
    • After the plants had senesced, ears were harvested and the lengths measured.
    • Evolutionary senescence theory argues that organisms senesce because the power of natural selection decreases with age.
    • Fruits were counted when the plants had fully senesced.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin senescere, from senex ‘old’.

 
 
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