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marcescent是什么意思

marcescent

英 [mɑː'ses(ə)nt] 美 [mɑr'sɛsnt]
  • n. 凋而不落的植物
  • adj. 凋而不落的

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marcescent (adj.)
"withering," 1727, from Latin marcescentem (nominative marcescens), present participle of marcescere "to wither, languish, droop, decay, pine away," inchoative of marcere "to wither, droop, be faint," from PIE root *merk- "to decay."

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