Virescent

Word VIRESCENT
Character 9
Hyphenation vi res cent
Pronunciations /vɪˈɹɛs.ənt/

Definitions and meanings of "Virescent"

What do we mean by virescent?

Becoming green. adjective

Somewhat green; greenish. adjective

Greenish; slightly green; turning or becoming green.

Beginning to be green; slightly green; greenish. adjective

Green-like, greenish. adjective

Becoming green. adjective

Green-like, greenish.

Becoming green.

The word that doesn't exist, but it's on my teacher's word list for my summer reading shit. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Virescent

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The word "virescent" in example sentences

On our long drive from the border to Irbil, we passed throngs of families moving in the opposite direction: they were fleeing to the brilliant virescent cliffs of the Hasarost Mountains northeast of the city, where, they believed, they would be safer in case Iraqi soldiers encamped on the west bank of the Great Zab River were to launch a chemical strike against Irbil. ❋ Anna Badkhen (2010)

Between them stood a table covered with green baize, which, reflecting upwards a band of sunlight shining across the chamber, flung upon his already white features the virescent hues of death. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It was enclosed by low hills whose sides were covered with the tree-ferns; their feathery fronds clothed them as though they were the breasts of gigantic birds of Paradise; threw themselves up from them like fountains; soared over them like vast virescent wings. ❋ Unknown (2004)

As he dropped, Flinx marveled through the port at the virescent surface. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean (1995)

It was that of a talus larger than the largest Auk had ever seen; its virescent bronze face was cast in a grimace of hate, blinding yellow light glared from its eyes, and the oily black barrels of a flamer and a pair of buzz guns jutted from its open mouth. ❋ Wolfe, Gene (1994)

In this case the petals were virescent, and the stamens and pistils were entirely absent, hence in truth, the so-called flower more nearly resembled a branch. ❋ Maxwell T. Masters (N/A)

Some partially virescent honeysuckle flowers have a similar structure. ❋ Maxwell T. Masters (N/A)

The several floral parts are here, some virescent, others truly foliaceous, and each whorl is separated from its neighbour by a rather long internode. ❋ Maxwell T. Masters (N/A)

_Colchicum autumnale_, in which the perianth was virescent, says that, although the stamens were present, the pistil was absent. ❋ Maxwell T. Masters (N/A)

In an Indian species of _Triumfetta_, not only were the petals virescent, but the ovary also was much enlarged, and in some flowers it was divided half way down into five lanceolate leaves (fig. 139), the sepals and stamens being in their normal condition. ❋ Maxwell T. Masters (N/A)

Even the runners, sinuously encroaching upon the sidewalk, were deeply virescent. ❋ Ward Moore (1940)

Out into the glare of the great flame they issued warily, out into the strangely glowing mist that covered the incredible village as with a virescent pall. ❋ George Allan England (1906)

Past the creamy reef the purple ocean glittered in the nooning sun, while the motionless waters of the lagoon were turquoise and bice near by and virescent in the distance. ❋ Frederick O'Brien (1900)

The summer had already made impression upon that mass of uniform colour by tipping every twig with a tiny sprout of virescent yellow; while the minute sounds which issued from the forest revealed that the apparently still place was becoming a perfect reservoir of insect life. ❋ Thomas Hardy (1884)

Under their breast-shaped roofs - perfect hemispheres that face the limpid clay sky and virescent fields of wheat -- the women grieve quietly, and alone. ❋ Julian Real (2010)

"That fucking virescent word isn't in [a fucking] [dictionary]!" ❋ Noelle (2004)

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