glaucescence
The quality of being glaucescent, the state of being a bluish-green colorThe quality of being glaucescent, the state of being a bluish-green color.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of being glaucescent, the state of being a bluish-green color.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
By surface analysis, glaucescent + -ence, though Merriam-Webster presumes a New Latin *glaBy surface analysis, glaucescent + -ence, though Merriam-Webster presumes a New Latin *glaucēscentia, from New Latin glaucēscēns (“glaucescent”). However, the Missouri Botanical Garden's A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin holds no examples attesting this, instead attesting Latin glaucēdō. By surface analysis, Latin glauc(us) + -escence.
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Forms
plural: glaucescences| Singular | glaucescence |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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