furfuraceous
Americanadjective
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of or containing bran
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resembling bran; branlike.
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scaly; scurfy.
adjective
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relating to or resembling bran
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med resembling dandruff; scaly
Other Word Forms
- furfuraceously adverb
Etymology
Origin of furfuraceous
From the Late Latin word furfurāceus, dating back to 1640–50. See furfur, -aceous
Example Sentences
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The stem is equal or slightly tapering upward; reticulated, either wholly or in upper part only; colored like the pileus or a little paler, sometimes slightly furfuraceous.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
The only known Mycena with a furfuraceous pileus. luteoalba, Bolton.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
The harsh, dry skin, epidermic and papillary hypertrophy, the furfuraceous or plate-like scaliness, the greater development upon the extensor surfaces, a history of the affection dating from early childhood, and the absence of inflammatory symptoms.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman
There is slight scaliness, always insignificant and furfuraceous in character, and at times, except upon close inspection, scarcely perceptible.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman
Desquamation sometimes furfuraceous, sometimes lamellar, involving all of the epidermic layer in such a manner that in some places the papillary layer was exposed.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
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