VIRESCENCE

Etymology

Noun

virescence (countable and uncountable, plural virescences)

The process of becoming green.

(biology) The abnormal development of green pigmentation in plants that are not normally green, like flowers and shoots. It may indicate phytoplasma infection.

Coordinate terms

• (becoming green): albescence (“becoming white”), erubescence (“becoming red”), nigrescence (“becoming black”)

Source: Wiktionary


Vi*res"cence, (Bot.)

Definition: The act or state of becoming green through the formation of chlorophyll.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.

coffee icon