nitidousadj.
/ˈnɪtᵻdəs/, U.S. /ˈnɪdᵻdəs/ Botany.
= nitid adj.
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smooth1688
lucid1790
nitidous1882
1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) 263/1 Nitidous, having a smooth and polished surface; nitid.
1913 Bot. Gaz. 56 499 Platysma glaucum (L.) Nyl. is never lacunose-reticulated above, always nitidous below.
1941 Amer. Midland Naturalist 26 309 Lateral and sublateral portions of praescutum more or less nitidous, the broad median area always opaque.
1988 Brittonia 40 221 The lower surface densely ferruginous-tormentose, the upper surface nitidous, glabrous, reticulately veined.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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