canescent

adj.

1. Biology. Covered with short, fine whitish or grayish hairs or down; hoary.
2. Turning white or grayish.

[Latin cānēscēns, cānēscent-, present participle of cānēscere, from cānus, white.]

canescence ca·nes'cence n.

IN BRIEF: adj. - Covered with fine whitish hairs or down; Of greyish white.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: grayish white

Meaning #2: (biology) covered with fine whitish hairs or down
  Synonym: hoary

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