Canescent Definition
kə-nĕsənt
adjective
Becoming white or grayish.
Webster's New World
Covered with a white or grayish down, as some leaves.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Canescent
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Latin cānēscēns cānēscent- present participle of cānēscere inchoative of cānēre to be white from cānus white kas- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin canescens, present participle of canescere (“to become gray or white”)
From Wiktionary
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