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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A phytoplasma disease of grapevines. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   The act of becoming yellow; yellowing. uncountable, usually
3. 3
   Yellowishness. uncountable, usually

Etymology

From Latin flavescens, present active participle of flāvēscō (“I become yellow”).

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