Nigrescent
Pronunciation : Ni*gres"cent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. nigrescens, p.pr. of nigrescere to grow black, fr. niger black. See Negro.]
Definition : Defn: Growing black; changing to a black color; approaching to blackness. Johnson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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