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canescent

[ kuh-nes-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. covered with whitish or grayish pubescence, as certain plants.

canescent

/ kəˈnɛsənt /

adjective

  1. biology white or greyish due to the presence of numerous short white hairs
  2. becoming hoary, white, or greyish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • caˈnescence, noun
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Other Words From

  • ca·nescence noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of canescent1

1840–50; < Latin cānēscent- stem of cānēscēns, present participle of cānēscere to grow gray, equivalent to cān ( us ) gray + -ēscent- -escent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of canescent1

C19: from Latin cānescere to grow white, become hoary, from cānēre to be white
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Example Sentences

Canescent, grayish-white; hoary, usually because the surface is covered with fine white hairs.

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