marcescent

英 [mɑː'ses(ə)nt] 美 [mɑr'sɛsnt]
  • n. 凋而不落的植物
  • adj. 凋而不落的
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英文词源

marcescent (adj.)
"withering," 1727, from Latin marcescentem (nominative marcescens), present participle of marcescere "to wither, languish, droop, decay, pine away," inchoative of marcere "to wither, droop, be faint," from PIE root *merk- "to decay."