LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird-declension one-termination participle

virēscēns

virēscēns (genitive virēscentis)

Meaning

  1. one terminationparticiplegrowing green or verdant.
  2. New Latinone terminationparticipleUsed as a specific epithet

Origins

See virēscō

Descendants
  • Englishvirescent

In English words that came into English from virēscēns

  • virescencevirēscēns
  • virescentvirēscēns

Quick answers

What does virēscēns mean in Latin?
virēscēns, a verb, means “growing green or verdant.; Used as a specific epithet”.
What are the principal parts of virēscēns?
virēscēns, virēscentis (third-declension one-termination participle).