How to pronounce marcescent
American English pronunciation
mar-SES-unt
- IPA
- /mɑɹˈsɛsənt/
- Syllables
- mar · SES · unt (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What marcescent means
Of leaves, withered but still clinging to the plant
In a sentence: The oak kept its marcescent leaves all winter, brown and rattling in the wind.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning to wither or shrivel.
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