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Etymology
Origin of resinous
From the Latin word rēsīnōsus, dating back to 1640–50. See resin, -ous
Example Sentences
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The smell of traditional resinous copal incense hung heavy over the parade.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2023
Bornstein is more poetic: “The resinous leaves have an intoxicating fragrance.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2022
Regular paper only uses certain bits of wood, but kraft paper uses all types of wood including resinous pine, which is typically left out when creating regular paper products.
From Salon • Feb. 3, 2022
The needles are a deep green, tough, resinous, and closely bunched, in groups of five.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 13, 2020
With Atal’s help she drew off some of the sticky, resinous sap, and then came the long process of boiling, dissolving, boiling again, until the varnish was ready to use.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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