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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