canescent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite of greyish white
    • the canescent moon
  2. adjective satellite covered with fine whitish hairs or down
    hoary.

WordNet

Ca*nes"cent adjective
Etymology
L. canescens, p. pr. of canescere, v. inchoative of canere to be white.
Definitions
  1. Growing white, or assuming a color approaching to white.

Webster 1913