virescence
English
editEtymology
editLate 19th century. From Latin virescens, present participle of virescō.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvirescence (countable and uncountable, plural virescences)
- The act of becoming green; greening.
- (biology) The abnormal development of green pigmentation in plants that are not normally green, like flowers and shoots. It may indicate phytoplasma infection.
- Greenishness.
Coordinate terms
edit- (becoming green): albescence (“becoming white”), cerulescence (“becoming blue”), erubescence (“becoming red”), flavescence (“becoming yellow”), nigrescence (“becoming black”)
Related terms
edit- (becoming green): virescent
French
editNoun
editvirescence f (plural virescences)
Further reading
edit- “virescence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.