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词汇 nigricant
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Definition of nigricant in English:

nigricant

adjective ˈnɪɡrɪk(ə)nt
  • Black; (Botany) turning black with age.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Nugent (c1700–1772), writer and traveller. From classical Latin nigricant-, nigricāns blackish, swarthy, present participle of nigricāre to be blackish from nigr-, niger black + -icāre, verbal suffix. Compare Italian †nigricante, Portuguese nigricante.

Definition of nigricant in US English:

nigricant

adjectiveˈnɪɡrɪk(ə)nt
  • Black; (Botany) turning black with age.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Nugent (c1700–1772), writer and traveller. From classical Latin nigricant-, nigricāns blackish, swarthy, present participle of nigricāre to be blackish from nigr-, niger black + -icāre, verbal suffix. Compare Italian † nigricante, Portuguese nigricante.

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