delitescent

adjective

del·​i·​tes·​cent

: lying hidden : obfuscated, latent

Word History

Etymology

Latin delitescent-, delitescens, present participle of delitescere to hide, be hidden, from de- + litescere (from latescere to hide, inchoative of latēre to hide)

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