lanuginoseadj.
/ləˈnjuːdʒɪnəʊs/ Science.
= lanuginous adj.
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downed1576
cottony1578
lanuginous?1578
lanuginose1693
fluey1861
1693 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 684 The Stone is oblong flattish, and lanuginose.
1732 R.-M. Massey in Philos. Trans. 1731–2 (Royal Soc.) 37 218 These..soon became covered with an exceeding white fine lanuginose Substance.
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 275.
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adj.1693- invert possession
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- invert sugar
- invertability
- invertable
- invertant
- invertase
- invertases
- invertebracy
- invertebral
- invertebrata
- invertebrate
- invertebrated
- invertebrateness
- invertebrates
- inverted
- inverted comma
- inverted engine
- inverted loop
- inverted mordent
- inverted nipple
- inverted pedal
- inverted pendulum
- inverted pleat
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