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contabescent

/ˌkɒntəˈbɛsənt/

contabescent adjective: wasting away gradually.

Adjective

contabescent (comparative more contabescent, superlative most contabescent)

  1. Wasting away gradually.
    • The contabescent plants of Dianthus and Verbascum, found wild by Wiegmann, grew on a dry and sterile bank1868, Charles Darwin, The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], →OCLC

contabescent meaning in Tamil

contabescent in Tamil

தேய்ந்து அழிகின்ற, பூந்தாது உற்பத்தியற்ற

Forms of contabescent

comparativemore contabescent
superlativemost contabescent

Origin of contabescent

From Latin contabescens.

Words that rhyme with contabescent

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Questions about contabescent

What does contabescent mean?
Contabescent means wasting away gradually.
What is contabescent in Tamil?
Contabescent in Tamil is தேய்ந்து அழிகின்ற, பூந்தாது உற்பத்தியற்ற. See Contabescent meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is contabescent?
Contabescent is an adjective.
How do you pronounce contabescent?
Contabescent is pronounced /ˌkɒntəˈbɛsənt/.

Words near contabescent in the dictionary

  1. cont.
  2. cont. p.94
  3. cont. p94
  4. Conta
  5. contabescence
  6. contabescent
  7. contabulate
  8. contabulated
  9. contabulates
  10. contabulating
  11. contabulation

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