glabrous
having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.
Origin of glabrous
1Other words from glabrous
- sub·gla·brous, adjective
Words Nearby glabrous
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How to use glabrous in a sentence
This tree, like the common orange, is glabrous in all its parts.
Origin of Cultivated Plants | Alphonse De CandolleHis description is as follows: Leaves cordate, dentate-serrate, glabrous on both sides.
The Grapes of New York | U. P. HedrickThe description of Linnaeus accompanying the name is very short, as follows: Leaves sinuately lobed, glabrous.
The Grapes of New York | U. P. HedrickIt differs from the regular form in having glossy, glabrous leaves which are mostly larger and thinner.
The Grapes of New York | U. P. HedrickThe vine is peculiar in having very hairy petioles and nearly glabrous shoots.
The Grapes of New York | U. P. Hedrick
British Dictionary definitions for glabrous
glabrate (ˈɡleɪbreɪt, -brɪt)
/ (ˈɡleɪbrəs) /
biology without hair or a similar growth; smooth: a glabrous stem
Origin of glabrous
1Derived forms of glabrous
- glabrousness, noun
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