"flavescence" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fləˈvɛsəns/ Forms: flavescences [plural]
Etymology: From Latin flavescens, present active participle of flāvēscō (“to become yellow”). By surface analysis, Latin flāv(us) + -escence. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|flavescens}} Latin flavescens, {{surf|en|la:flāvus|-escence|alt1=flāv(us)}} By surface analysis, Latin flāv(us) + -escence Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} flavescence (usually uncountable, plural flavescences)
  1. A phytoplasma disease of grapevines. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-flavescence-en-noun-fYmin2QW
  2. The act of becoming yellow; yellowing. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-flavescence-en-noun-fRLCNvPt
  3. Yellowishness. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-flavescence-en-noun-gS49VCvo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -escence, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 4 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -escence: 24 9 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 4 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 3 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: flavescent Coordinate_terms: albescence (english: becoming white), cerulescence (english: becoming blue), erubescence (english: becoming red), nigrescence (english: becoming black), virescence (english: becoming green)
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