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canescent

ca·nes·cent

UK/kəˈnɛsənt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

grayish white

  • “the canescent moon”
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2.

covered with fine whitish hairs or down

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Origin

From Latin canescens, present participle of canescere (“to become gray or white”).

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