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flavescent

[ fluh-ves-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. turning yellow; yellowish.

flavescent

/ fləˈvɛsənt /

adjective

  1. turning yellow; yellowish
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of flavescent1

First recorded in 1850–55; from Latin flāvescent-, stem of flāvescēns, present participle of flāvescere “to become yellow.” See flav-, -esce, -ent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of flavescent1

C19: from Latin flāvēscere to become yellow, from flāvēre to be yellow, from flāvus yellow
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Example Sentences

The complexion usually assumes a muddy or flavescent tint, which during the attack may deepen to a jaundiced hue.

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