marcescent
- 英式英标[mɑr\'sɛsnt]
- 美式音标[mɑː\'ses(ə)nt]
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."
