Meanings
adjectiveherbescent (not comparable)
- not comparableGrowing into herbs.
Origin
- Latinherbescens
- Englishherbescent
From Latin herbescens, present participle of herbescere.
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Rhymes with herbescent
crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
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APA
herbescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herbescent
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“herbescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herbescent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “herbescent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herbescent.
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