'Canescent' definitions:

Definition of 'canescent'

From: WordNet
adjective
Of greyish white; "the canescent moon"
adjective
Covered with fine whitish hairs or down [syn: canescent, hoary]

Definition of 'Canescent'

From: GCIDE
  • Canescent \Ca*nes"cent\, a. [L. canescens, p. pr. of canescere, v. inchoative of canere to be white.] Growing white, or assuming a color approaching to white. [1913 Webster]