adjective

• (of a leaf or frond) withering but remaining attached to the stem.

  ‘After tertiary capitula ripened, cauline leaves senesced and remained marcescent on the stems.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Several trees normally have marcescent leaves such as oak (Quercus), beech (Fagus) and hornbeam (Carpinus).’
  • ‘There seems to be no evidence that marcescent leaves provide additional cold protection.’