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flāvĕo, ēre, v. n. [flavus], to be golden yellow or gold-colored, to be light yellow (poet.): sed cum maturis flavebit messis aristis, Col. poët. 10, 311; Paul. Nol. Carm. 20, 124.
In part. pres.: flaventes cerae, Ov. M. 8, 671: culta, Verg. G. 4, 126: Clytius flavens prima lanugine malas, id. A. 10, 324.

flāvesco, ĕre, v. inch. n. [flaveo], to become golden yellow or gold-colored, to turn a light yellow (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): molli paulatim flavescet campus arista, Verg. E. 4, 28: flavescere haphe, Mart. 7, 66, 5; so of gold, id. 9, 24, 1; Ov. M. 8, 703: ne (ebur) flavescere possit, id. Am. 2, 5, 39: folium fagi celerrime flavescens, Plin. 16, 6, 7, § 18; cf. id. 19, 8, 47, § 159; 15, 29, 36, § 121; Vulg. Prov. 23, 31.