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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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
Pileus thin, convex then deformed, squamulose or furfuraceous; g. adnate, broad; usually distant and powdered with the white spores. ectypa, Fr.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
The only known Mycena with a furfuraceous pileus. luteoalba, Bolton.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
The stem is stuffed, tapering downward, whitish, furfuraceous near the cap.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
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
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