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noun
The quality or state of being virescent.
Greenness or greenishness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: viridescence, viridity
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The quality or state of being virescent.
Greenness or greenishness.
Verdantness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: viridescence, viridity
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The quality or state of being virescent.
Greenening: the quality or state of becoming greener.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: viridescence
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The quality or state of being virescent.
The abnormal development of green pigmentation in plants that are not normally green, like flowers and shoots. It may indicate phytoplasma infection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Late 19th century. From Latin virescens, present participle of virescō. By surface analysis, Latin vir(ere) + -escence.
