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Canescent

Canescent Meaning & Definition
Canescent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Canescent?

[adj] (biology) covered with fine whitish hairs or down
[adj] grayish white; "the canescent moon"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Canescent: achromatic | hairy | hirsute | hoary

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Canescent In Webster's Dictionary

\Ca*nes"cent\, a. [L. canescens, p. pr. of canescere, v. inchoative of canere to be white.] Growing white, or assuming a color approaching to white.

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