Associations to the word «Marcescent»

Wiktionary

MARCESCENT, adjective. (botany) (of an organ, such as a leaf or blossom; rarely also used figurative) Withered, but still attached.
MARCESCENT, adjective. (mycology) Able to revive when moistened.

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