Marcescent (adj)
mahr-ses-ent
withering but not falling off, as a part of a plant.
1720–30; Latin marcēscent-, stem of marcēscēns (present participle of marcēscere to wither, shrivel), equivalent to marc(ēre) to wither + -ēscent–escent
Example sentences
“The marcescent leaves hung from the stem as a display of my inability as a caregiver.”
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