pruinose

[ proo-uh-nohs ]

adjectiveBotany, Zoology.
  1. covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.

Origin of pruinose

1
1820–30; <Latin pruīnōsus frosty, equivalent to pruīn(a) frost (akin to freeze) + -ōsus-ose1

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pruinose

/ (ˈpruːɪˌnəʊs, -ˌnəʊz) /


adjective
  1. botany coated with a powdery or waxy bloom

Origin of pruinose

1
C19: from Latin pruīnōsus frost-covered, from pruīna hoarfrost

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