Young seedlings that are nearly white or slightly yellow as a result of delayed development of chloroplasts. Later the plant gradually turns green.

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Vi*res"cent (?), a. [L. virescens, p. pr. of virescere to grow green, verb incho. fr. virere to be green.]

Beginning to be green; slightly green; greenish.

 

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