Definition of Albescent

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albescent
adj. becoming white; whitish

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ALBESCENT Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Albescent
(a.)
Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
  

WordNet 2.0
albescent

Adjective
1. becoming or shading into white
(similar) white, achromatic

hEnglish - advanced version
albescent

albescent
\al*bes"cent\ (&?;), a. [l. albescens, p. pr. of albescere to grow white, fr. albus white.] becoming white or whitish; moderately white.



ALBESCENT Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

A Botanical Glossary of Taxonomic Terminology
ALBESCENT
becoming white or yellow