Having a color that is somewhat yellowish-brown or tawny in appearance.
From Latin 'fulvus' (yellowish-brown) combined with the suffix '-escent' (becoming or slightly having a quality). The suffix indicates an intermediate or developing state.
The suffix '-escent' is used for colors that are in-between or unclear—like 'iridescent' for shimmering colors—so 'fulvescent' is nature's way of saying 'kind of brownish-yellow but not quite'.
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