Albescent

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Albescent \Al*bes"cent\, a. [L. albescens, p. pr. of albescere
     to grow white, fr. albus white.]
     Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  albescent
       adj : becoming or shading into white