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单词 pruinose
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pruinoseadj.

Brit. /ˈpruːᵻnəʊs/, U.S. /ˈpruəˌnoʊs/, /ˈpruəˌnoʊz/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pruīnōsus.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin use of classical Latin pruīnōsus pruinous adj.; compare -ose suffix1. Compare earlier pruinous adj.
Entomology and Botany.
Covered with a whitish waxy secretion or powdery deposit giving the appearance of hoar frost; frosted.
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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).
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