Canescent \Ca*nes"cent\, a. [L. canescens, p. pr. of canescere,
v. inchoative of canere to be white.]
Growing white, or assuming a color approaching to white.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
canescent
adj 1: grayish white; "the canescent moon"
2: covered with fine whitish hairs or down [syn: hoary]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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