flavescence
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
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”)