viridescent

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viridescent

/ˌvɪɹəˈdɛs(ə)nt/

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C 1850 from Late Latin viridescens, present participle of viridescere; see virescent.

adjective more viridescent · most viridescent

Green or greenish.
Similar: virescent, virid, greenish, greenly, greeny, verdant, verdurous, vert, viridescent, bosky, lavish, lush
Becoming green. In from two to three years the newt changes its red for a viridescent coloration, returns to the water, loses its ciliated and regains a stratified non-ciliated oral epithelium, and reassumes a partial aquatic respiration, and during the remainder of its life is properly an aquatic form.
Similar: virescent

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@misc{viridescent_2026,
  title = {viridescent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/viridescent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}