furfuraceous

American  

[fur-fyuh-rey-shuhs, -fuh-] / ˌfɜr fyəˈreɪ ʃəs, -fə- /

adjective

1. of or containing bran

2. resembling bran; branlike.

3. scaly; scurfy.

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furfuraceous British  

/ ˌfɜːfjʊˈreɪʃəs, -fəˈreɪ- /

adjective

1. relating to or resembling bran

2. med resembling dandruff; scaly

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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

Combretum presents several points in common with Rhamneæ; valvate calyx, and tendency to want of petals; to Elæagneæ in calyx and furfuraceous scales; a decandrous Rhamneæ would differ but little in flowers from Combretum.

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William

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 Atkinson, George Francis

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 Hard, Miron Elisha

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 Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

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 Massee, George