glabrous

[ gley-bruhs ]

/ ˈgleɪ brəs /

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adjective Zoology, Botany.

having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.

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Origin of glabrous

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

OTHER WORDS FROM glabrous

sub·gla·brous, adjective

Words nearby glabrous

glabella, glabellum, Glaber, glabrate, glabrescent, glabrous, glace, Glace Bay, glacial, glacial acetic acid, glacial drift

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How to use glabrous in a sentence

This tree, like the common orange, is glabrous in all its parts.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle
His description is as follows: Leaves cordate, dentate-serrate, glabrous on both sides.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick
The description of Linnaeus accompanying the name is very short, as follows: Leaves sinuately lobed, glabrous.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick
It differs from the regular form in having glossy, glabrous leaves which are mostly larger and thinner.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick

The vine is peculiar in having very hairy petioles and nearly glabrous shoots.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick

British Dictionary definitions for glabrous

glabrous

glabrate (ˈɡleɪbreɪt, -brɪt)

/ (ˈɡleɪbrəs) /

adjective

biology without hair or a similar growth; smootha glabrous stem

Derived forms of glabrous

glabrousness, noun

Word Origin for glabrous

C17 glabrous, from Latin glaber

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glabrous

Origin of glabrous

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British Dictionary definitions for glabrous

glabrate (ˈɡleɪbreɪt, -brɪt)

Derived forms of glabrous

Word Origin for glabrous