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View synonyms for glabrous
glabrous
[ gley-bruhs ]
adjective
, Zoology, Botany.
- having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.
glabrous
/ ˈɡleɪbreɪt; -brɪt; ˈɡleɪbrəs /
adjective
- biology without hair or a similar growth; smooth
a glabrous stem
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Derived Forms
- ˈglabrousness, noun
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Other Words From
- sub·glabrous adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of glabrous1
C17 glabrous, from Latin glaber
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Example Sentences
This tree, like the common orange, is glabrous in all its parts.
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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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