"incanescent" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more incanescent [comparative], most incanescent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: Latin incanescens, present participle incanescere (“to become gray”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|incanescens}} Latin incanescens Head templates: {{en-adj}} incanescent (comparative more incanescent, superlative most incanescent)
  1. (dated, botaany) hoary or grey; canescent. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-incanescent-en-adj-CfkOElcM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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