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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Canescent \Ca*nes"cent\, adjective [L. canescens, p. pr. of canescere, v. inchoative of canere to be white.] Growing white, or assuming a color approaching to white.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
canescent
adjective
1: grayish white; "the canescent moon"
2: covered with fine whitish hairs or down [syn: {hoary}]
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