flavescent

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English

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Etymology

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19th century. From Latin flavescens.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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flavescent (comparative more flavescent, superlative most flavescent)

  1. yellow-ish in colour, or turning yellow
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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fla.vɛ.sɑ̃/ ~ /fla.ve.sɑ̃/

Adjective

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flavescent (feminine flavescente, masculine plural flavescents, feminine plural flavescentes)

  1. (poetic) flavescent

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Latin

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Verb

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flāvēscent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of flāvēscō