glabrous

[ gley-bruhs ]
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adjectiveZoology, Botany.
  1. having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.

Origin of glabrous

1
1630–40; <Latin glabr- (stem of glaber) smooth, hairless + -ous

Other 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 Candolle
  • His description is as follows: Leaves cordate, dentate-serrate, glabrous on both sides.

    The Grapes of New York | U. P. Hedrick
  • The description of Linnaeus accompanying the name is very short, as follows: Leaves sinuately lobed, glabrous.

    The Grapes of New York | U. P. Hedrick
  • It differs from the regular form in having glossy, glabrous leaves which are mostly larger and thinner.

    The Grapes of New York | U. P. Hedrick
  • The 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

glabrous

glabrate (ˈɡleɪbreɪt, -brɪt)

/ (ˈɡleɪbrəs) /


adjective
  1. biology without hair or a similar growth; smooth: a glabrous stem

Origin of glabrous

1
C17 glabrous, from Latin glaber

Derived forms of glabrous

  • glabrousness, noun

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