vi·res·cent (v -r s nt, v -)adj. 1. Becoming green. 2. Somewhat green; greenish. [Latin vir  scns, virscent-, present participle of virscere, to become green, inchoative of virre, to be green.] |
virescent [vɪˈrɛsənt]
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) greenish or becoming green
[from Latin virescere to grow green, from virēre to be green]
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