virescent

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/vɪˈɹɛs.ənt/

adjective

Green or greenish.

Similar
viridescentviridgreenishgreenlygreenyverdantverdurousvert
OriginLatin virescens →
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Meanings

adjectivevirescent (comparative more virescent, superlative most virescent)

comparative more virescent · superlative most virescent

  1. Green or greenish.

    Synonyms: viridescent, virid, greenish, greenly, greeny, verdant, verdurous, vert

  2. Becoming green.

    Synonyms: viridescent

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveGreen or greenish.

Similar
viridescentviridgreenishgreenlygreenyverdantverdurousvertviridviridescentboskygreenlylavishlushverdantverduredverdurousviridviridescent

adjectiveBecoming green.

Similar
viridescent
Also see
greengreenishverdantviridviridescent

Origin

  1. Latinvirescens
  2. Englishvirescent

Circa 1825, from Latin virescens, present participle of virescere (“to become green”), from virēre (“to be green”). By surface analysis, Latin vir(ere) + -escent.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with virescent

crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
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Cite this entry
APA

virescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virescent

MLA

“virescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virescent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “virescent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virescent.

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