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adjective
Etymology: Latin pruinosus covered with hoarfrost, from pruina hoarfrost — more at freeze
Date: circa 1826
covered with whitish dust or bloom <pruinose stems>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pruinose
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Pruinose — Pru i*nose , a. [L. pruinosus, fr. pruina hoarfrost.] Frosty; covered with fine scales, hairs, dust, bloom, or the like, so as to give the appearance of frost. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pruinose — [pro͞o′ə nōs΄] adj. [L pruinosus, frosty < pruina, hoarfrost, for earlier * pruswina < IE base * preus , to FREEZE] Bot. covered with a white, powdery substance or bloom … English World dictionary
pruinose — /prooh euh nohs /, adj. Bot., Zool. covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface. [1820 30; < L pruinosus frosty, equiv. to pruin(a) frost (akin to FREEZE) + osus OSE1] * * * … Universalium
pruinose — adjective Having a very fine whitish powder on a surface … Wiktionary
pruinose — [ pru:ɪnəʊs, z] adjective chiefly Botany covered with white powdery granules; frosted in appearance. Origin C19: from L. pruinosus, from pruina hoar frost … English new terms dictionary
pruinose — a. See pruinate … New dictionary of synonyms
pruinose — With surface covered by a waxy bloom, e.g. the leaflets of Cycas pruinosa. See also glaucous. Cf. nitidus … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
pruinose — pru·i·nose … English syllables
pruinose — pru•i•nose [[t]ˈpru əˌnoʊs[/t]] adj. bot zool. covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface • Etymology: 1820–30; < L pruīnōsus frosty =pruīn(a) frost (akin to freeze) + ōsus ose I … From formal English to slang
pruinose — /ˈpruənoʊs/ (say proohuhnohs) adjective covered with a frost like bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface. {Latin pruīnōsus frosty} …
