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virescences

virescences is the plural of virescence.

Meaning of virescence

Noun

virescence (usually uncountable, plural virescences)

  1. (usually) Greenness or greenishness.
  2. (usually) Verdantness.
  3. (usually) Greenening: the quality or state of becoming greener.
    Synonyms:
    viridescence
  4. (usually) The abnormal development of green pigmentation in plants that are not normally green, like flowers and shoots. It may indicate phytoplasma infection.

Questions about virescences

What is virescences the plural of?
Virescences is the plural of virescence.

Words near virescences in the dictionary

  1. vireonine
  2. vireoretinal
  3. vireos
  4. vires
  5. virescence
  6. virescences
  7. virescent
  8. virescently
  9. vireton
  10. viretons
  11. Virg.

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