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Pruinose

Pru′i-noseˊ

,
Adj.
[L.
pruinosus
, fr.
pruina
hoarfrost.]
Frosty; covered with fine scales, hairs, dust, bloom, or the like, so as to give the appearance of frost.

Definition 2024

pruinose

pruinose

English

Adjective

pruinose ‎(comparative more pruinose, superlative most pruinose)

  1. (botany) Having a very fine whitish powder on a surface.

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Italian

Adjective

pruinose

  1. Feminine plural form of pruinoso

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Latin

Adjective

pruīnōse

  1. vocative masculine singular of pruīnōsus

Etymology

Latin pruīnōsus, from pruīna

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