latescent

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latescent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Latescent \La*tes"cent\, a. [L. latescens, -entis, p. pr. of
     latescere to be concealed, fr. latere to be hid.]
     Slightly withdrawn from view or knowledge; as, a latescent
     meaning. --Sir W. Hamilton.
     [1913 Webster]