nitidousadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɪtᵻdəs/, U.S.

/ˈnɪdᵻdəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nitidus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin nitidus nitid adj. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier nitid adj.

Botany.

= nitid adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > appearance of plant > defined by texture > [adjective] > smooth

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).

单词	nitidous
释义	nitidousadj. Brit. /ˈnɪtᵻdəs/, U.S. /ˈnɪdᵻdəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nitidus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin nitidus nitid adj. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier nitid adj. Botany. = nitid adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > appearance of plant > defined by texture > [adjective] > smooth 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). < adj.1882
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