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marcescent

Pronunciation: /mɑːˈsɛs(ə)nt/

Definition of marcescent

adjective

Botany

(of a leaf or frond) withering but remaining attached to the stem.

Derivatives

marcescence

Origin:

early 18th century: from Latin marcescent- 'beginning to wither', from marcere 'wither'

marcescent in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of marcescent in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

Marcan
marcasite
marcato
Marceau, Marcel
marcel
marcescent
March
march ¹
march ²
March hare
March Madness

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epithalamium

/ ˌɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəm

noun

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