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marcescente

Spanish, adjective/maɾθesˈθente/

marcescente is spelled M-A-R-C-E-S-C-E-N-T-E (11 letters). Marcescente is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “rotting; decaying; marcescent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que persiste en la planta luego de secarse”.

What does marcescente mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    femininemasculinerotting; decaying; marcescent

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que persiste en la planta luego de secarse.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of marcescente

  • marcescentes feminine masculine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce marcescente?

  • /maɾθesˈθente/
  • [maɾ.θesˈθẽn̪.t̪e]
  • /maɾseˈsente/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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