Virescence
noun, Botany.
1.
state of becoming somewhat, though usually not totally, green, due to the abnormal presence of chlorophyll.
noun
1.
(in plants) the process of becoming green, esp by the action of disease, etc, in parts not normally green
2.
the condition of being or the process of becoming green
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