单词 | pruinose |
释义 | pruinoseadj. Entomology and Botany. Covered with a whitish waxy secretion or powdery deposit giving the appearance of hoar frost; frosted. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > plant substances > [adjective] > covered with bloom or powdery deposit bloomy1700 glaucose1714 glaucous1750 pruinose1784 glaucine1829 glaucescent1836 pruinate1858 pruinous1890 1784 J. Abercrombie Propagation & Bot. Arrangem. Plants & Trees II. 611 Pruinose, or Frosty-leaved Crassula. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 284 Pruinose,..when the splendour of the surface is somewhat obscured by the appearance of a bloom upon it like that of a plum, but which cannot be detached. 1887 W. Phillips Man. Brit. Discomycetes 165 Cup sessile,..chalky white, pruinose. 1912 E. D. Sanderson Insect Pests 318 The wingless females are..frequently marked with pruinose whitish dots along each side of the back. 1947 I. J. Condit Fig 64 The prominent bloom of such purplish-black figs as Mission..is pruinose. 1983 S. Plant tr. M. Moser Keys to Agarics & Boleti 32 Stipe stiff or cartilaginous, pruinose, hairy or bald, rooting or on wood or other plant remains (more rarely earth). 1997 S. Brooks Field Guide to Dragonflies & Damselflies 92/1 The male Red-eyed Damselfly,..is also predominantly black with a blue pruinose tip to the abdomen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1784 |
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