Marcescent

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

  Marcescent \Mar*ces"cent\, a. [L. marcescens, p. pr. of
     marcescere to wither, decay, fr. marcere to wither, droop:
     cf. F. marcescent.] (Bot.)
     Withering without falling off; fading; decaying.
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