virescence

English

Etymology

Late 19th century. From Latin virescens, present participle of virescō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪˈrɛsəns/, /vaɪˈrɛsəns/

Noun

virescence (countable and uncountable, plural virescences)

1. The act of becoming green; greening.
2. (biology) The abnormal development of green pigmentation in plants that are not normally green, like flowers and shoots. It may indicate phytoplasma infection.
3. Greenishness.

Coordinate terms

• (becoming green): albescence (“becoming white”), cerulescence (“becoming blue”), erubescence (“becoming red”), flavescence (“becoming yellow”), nigrescence (“becoming black”)

Related terms

• (becoming green): virescent

French

Noun

virescence f (plural virescences)

1. (botany) virescence

Further reading

• “virescence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.