flavescence
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin flavescens, present active participle of flāvēscō (“I become yellow”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]flavescence (usually uncountable, plural flavescences)
- A phytoplasma disease of grapevines.
- The act of becoming yellow; yellowing.
- Yellowishness.
Coordinate terms
[edit]- albescence (“becoming white”), cerulescence (“becoming blue”), erubescence (“becoming red”), nigrescence (“becoming black”), virescence (“becoming green”)