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
Etymology
Origin of furfuraceous
From the Late Latin word furfurāceus, dating back to 1640–50. See furfur, -aceous
Example Sentences
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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 Edward Pollock Anshutz
It is characterized by small and large, slightly furfuraceous, reddish-yellow or reddish-brown patches, occurring usually on warm and moist parts, such as the axillary, inguinal, anal and genitocrural regions.
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 Henry Weightman Stelwagon
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 Henry Weightman Stelwagon
They are very slender, tubular, the mouth somewhat enlarged, the margin of the tubes pale cream color and minutely mealy or furfuraceous, with numerous irregular, roughened threads.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson
P. 2-2.5 cm. very thin, expanded, furfuraceous with shining particles, pale, sulcate; g. adnate, snow-white; s. 6-7 cm. silky, striate; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
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