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fla·ves·cent

(flə-vĕs′ənt)
adj.
Turning yellow; yellowish.
[Latin flāvēscēns, flāvēscent-, present participle of flāvēscere, to turn yellow, inchoative of flāvēre, to be yellow, from flāvus, yellow; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]
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flavescent

(fləˈvɛsənt)
adj
(Colours) turning yellow; yellowish
[C19: from Latin flāvēscere to become yellow, from flāvēre to be yellow, from flāvus yellow]
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fla•ves•cent

(fləˈvɛs ənt)

adj.
turning yellow; yellowish.
[1850–55; < Latin flāvēscent-, s. of flāvēscēns, present participle of flāvēscere to become yellow, derivative of flāvus yellow]
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