flavescence
noun
fla·ves·cence
\-ˈvesən(t)s\
Definition of flavescence
-s
: a yellowing or blanching of normally green plant parts that accompanies peach yellows, mosaic mottling, and certain other virus diseases and is due to diminution of chlorophyll
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Origin and Etymology of flavescence
from flavescent, after such pairs as English abstinent: abstinence
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