canescent

• 指变成白色或灰白色的，常用于描述头发或植物叶子随着年龄增长而变灰或变白。

An obsolete adjective meaning growing white or hoary, typically used to describe hair or foliage turning gray or white with age.

1. C2formal

   Having a greyish white color, often used to describe hair or foliage.

   灰白色

   • The canescent leaves of the plant gave it a silvery appearance.
   • His canescent beard made him look wise and old.
   • The hills were covered in a canescent mist at dawn.

   同义词grayish-whitegrizzledhoarysilverywhitish

2. Covered with fine whitish hairsC2formal

   Describing a surface, especially a leaf or stem, that is covered with short, fine, whitish hairs.

   被白色细毛的

   • The canescent stem of the herb felt soft to the touch.
   • Botanists noted the canescent underside of the leaf.
   • Many alpine plants have canescent leaves to protect against cold.

   同义词hoary