virescent

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: vi=res=cent

CIDE DICTIONARY

virescent, a. [L. virescens, p. pr. of virescere to grow green, verb incho. fr. virere to be green.].

 Beginning to be green; slightly green; greenish.  [1913 Webster]

ROGET THESAURUS

virescent

Greenness

N greenness, green, blue and yellow, vert, emerald, verd antique, verdigris, malachite, beryl, aquamarine, absinthe, cr=eme de menthe, terre verte, verditer, verdine, copperas, greenness, verdure, viridity, viridescence, verditure, glaucoma, rokunaisho, green, verdant, glaucous, olive, olive green, green as grass, verdurous, emerald green, pea green, grass green, apple green, sea green, olive green, bottle green, coke bottle green, greenish, virent, virescent, green (learner), new, inexperienced, novice, (unskillful), green (ill, sick), green with envy, the green grass of Ireland, the wearing of the green.