Viridescent
/ˌvɪrɪˈdɛsənt/noun
Becoming green or tinged with green.
Did you know?Viridescent comes from the same Latin root as *virid* meaning “green,” a color long linked in classical symbolism with both living growth and the unsettling power of decay and renewal.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
viridis
“Green; fresh; youthful”
Late Latin
Latin
viridescere
“To become green or greenish”
14th–15th Century
Latin/French
viridescentem
“Growing green; becoming greenish”
19th Century
English
viridescent
“Greenish or becoming green”