glabrous

[ gley-bruhs ]

adjective

, Zoology, Botany.

1. having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.

glabrous

/ ˈɡleɪbreɪt; -brɪt; ˈɡleɪbrəs /

adjective

1. biology without hair or a similar growth; smooth

   a glabrous stem

Derived Forms

• ˈglabrousness, noun

Other Words From

• sub·glabrous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of glabrous¹

1630–40; < Latin glabr- (stem of glaber ) smooth, hairless + -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of glabrous¹

C17 glabrous, from Latin glaber

Example Sentences

This tree, like the common orange, is glabrous in all its parts.

From Project Gutenberg

His description is as follows: Leaves cordate, dentate-serrate, glabrous on both sides.

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The description of Linnaeus accompanying the name is very short, as follows: Leaves sinuately lobed, glabrous.

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It differs from the regular form in having glossy, glabrous leaves which are mostly larger and thinner.

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The vine is peculiar in having very hairy petioles and nearly glabrous shoots.

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Related Words

• bare
• hairless
• naked