grisescens

== Latin == === Etymology === New Latin. Borrowed from a descendant of Frankish *grīs (“grey”) === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɡrɪˈseːs.kẽːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ɡriˈs̬ɛʃ.ʃens] === Adjective === grisēscēns (genitive grisēscentis); third-declension one-termination adjective (New Latin) greyish (somewhat grey) ==== Usage notes ==== Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension one-termination adjective.