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CANESCENT

\kˈe͡ɪnsənt], \kˈe‍ɪnsənt], \k_ˈeɪ_n_s_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of CANESCENT

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(biology) covered with fine whitish hairs or down

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

covered with fine whitish hairs or down

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

In bot., hoary; approaching to white.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

A term used in descriptive bacteriology, meaning hoary or gray. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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