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MARCESCENT
Etymology
Adjective
marcescent (not comparable)
(botany, of an organ, such as a leaf or blossom; rarely also used figurative) Withered, but still attached.
(mycology) Able to revive when moistened.
Anagrams
• scarcement
Source: Wiktionary
Mar*ces"cent, a. Etym: [L. marcescens, p. pr. of marcescere to wither, decay, fr. marcere to wither, droop: cf. F. marcescent.] (Bot.)
Definition: Withering without
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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