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flavescence

/fləˈvɛsəns/

flavescence noun: a phytoplasma disease of grapevines.

Noun

flavescence (usually uncountable, plural flavescences)

  1. (usually) A phytoplasma disease of grapevines.
  2. (usually) The act of becoming yellow; yellowing.
  3. (usually) Yellowishness.

Forms of flavescence

pluralflavescences

Origin of flavescence

From Latin flavescens, present active participle of flāvēscō (“to become yellow”). By surface analysis, Latin flāv(us) + -escence.

Questions about flavescence

What does flavescence mean?
Flavescence means a phytoplasma disease of grapevines.
What part of speech is flavescence?
Flavescence is a noun.
How do you pronounce flavescence?
Flavescence is pronounced /fləˈvɛsəns/.
What is the plural of flavescence?
The plural of flavescence is flavescences.

Words near flavescence in the dictionary

  1. flavedo
  2. flavedos
  3. Flavelle
  4. flavenoid
  5. flavenoids
  6. flavescence
  7. flavescent
  8. flavescin
  9. flavesone
  10. Flavia
  11. Flavian

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