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Senescence
Senescence Se*nes"cence, n. [See Senescent.] The state of growing old; decay by time.
Senescent
Senescent Se*nes"cent, a. [L. senescent, p. pr. of senescere to grow old, incho. fr. senere to be old.] Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time. ``The night was senescent.' --Poe. ``With too senescent air.' --Lowell.

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- trees show little effect of age even at 667 years. Almost all organisms senesce, including bacteria which have asymmetries between "mother" and "daughter"...
- growth during winter month (October- March at 49°N) is slow, and flowers senesce and fail to set fruit (Kempler et al., 1993). In Ecuador, the trees begin...
- This publication has been widely cited as evidence that Hydra do not senesce (do not age), and that they are proof of the existence of non-senescing...
- average lifespan of a domestic cat may range from 13 to 20 years. As cats senesce, they undergo predictable changes in health and behavior. Dental disease...
- lateral stem. There is little theory on how plants induce themselves to senesce, although it is reasonably widely accepted that some of it is done hormonally...
- growing tip of the rhizome and may persist for years after its last leaves senesce. The term pseudobulb is used to distinguish the above-ground storage organ...
- are being produced and lowest in late summer or early fall when leaves senesce (and may be shed). The study of LAI is called "phyllometry." LAI is a measure...
- anthocyanins reduces risk of photo-oxidative damage to leaf cells as they senesce, which otherwise may lower the efficiency of nutrient retrieval from senescing...
- The fifth phase is the maturation of the tubers: the leaves and stems senesce and the tuber skins harden. New tubers may start growing at the surface...
- Janzen, Fredric J. (2016). "Decades of Field Data Reveal that Turtles Senesce in the Wild". PNAS. 113 (23): 6502–6507. Bibcode:2016PNAS..113.6502W. doi:10...