canescent

adj — 2 senses

adj

UK /kəˈnɛsənt/

Etymology From Latin canescens, present participle of canescere (“to become gray or white”).

Turning white or gray.

An aureole of canescent hair fanned out round his head, and his jaws collapsed on toothless gums […].1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 434:

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Covered with short white or gray hairs; hoary.

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