glaucous

[glaw-kuhs]

adjective

1. light bluish-green or greenish-blue.

2. Botany.,  covered with a whitish bloom, as a plum.

glaucous

/ ˈɡlɔːkəs /

adjective

1. botany covered with a bluish waxy or powdery bloom

2. bluish-green

Other Word Forms

• glaucously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of glaucous¹

1665–75; < Latin glaucus silvery, gray, bluish-green < Greek glaukós. See glauco-, -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of glaucous¹

C17: from Latin glaucus silvery, bluish-green, from Greek glaukos

Example Sentences

“I have a real penchant for glaucous plant material,” she said.

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In “Crescent Moon,” white blossoms reflect off glaucous silver eucalyptus.

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Fleeting, crumpled tissue-paper blooms in a variety of colors — deep purple is a favorite — are produced on annual plants with showy glaucous foliage throughout summer.

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Foliage color ranges from deep green to a glaucous blue green.

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Hunted for their feathers, meat and as pets, and decimated by habitat loss, the birds are listed as critically endangered in Argentina; another once-widespread species, the blue-grey glaucous macaw, is extinct.

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