pulveraceousadj.

Brit.

/ˌpʌlvəˈreɪʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌpəlvəˈreɪʃəs/

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin pulveraceus (1803 or earlier in botanical use; < classical Latin pulver- , pulvis pulver n. + -āceus : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier pulverulent adj.

Chiefly Botany. Now rare.

Covered or appearing to be covered with powder; mealy.

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the world > plants > appearance of plant > defined by texture > [adjective] > rough, granulated, or powdery

mealy1567

miliary1760

scurvy1763

pulverulent1828

grumous1830

pulveraceous1857

pannose1866

scabrid1866

scabriusculous1866

scaberulous1870

saccharine1889

panniform1894

1857 A. Gray First Lessons Bot. 227 (gloss.) Pulverulent, or Pulveraceous, dusted; covered with fine powder, or what looks like such.

1881 Bot. Gaz. 6 221 The under surface [of the fern frond] is covered with a pulveraceous substance, which gives it a very bright, light yellow color.

1909 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36 643 Leaflets glabrous above, pulveraceous below.

1959 H. I. Featherly Taxon. Terminol. Higher Plants 51/1 Pulveraceous, covered with a layer of powdery granules.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pulveraceous
释义	pulveraceousadj. Brit. /ˌpʌlvəˈreɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˌpəlvəˈreɪʃəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pulveraceus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin pulveraceus (1803 or earlier in botanical use; < classical Latin pulver- , pulvis pulver n. + -āceus : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier pulverulent adj. Chiefly Botany. Now rare. Covered or appearing to be covered with powder; mealy. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > appearance of plant > defined by texture > [adjective] > rough, granulated, or powdery mealy1567 miliary1760 scurvy1763 pulverulent1828 grumous1830 pulveraceous1857 pannose1866 scabrid1866 scabriusculous1866 scaberulous1870 saccharine1889 panniform1894 1857 A. Gray First Lessons Bot. 227 (gloss.) Pulverulent, or Pulveraceous, dusted; covered with fine powder, or what looks like such. 1881 Bot. Gaz. 6 221 The under surface [of the fern frond] is covered with a pulveraceous substance, which gives it a very bright, light yellow color. 1909 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36 643 Leaflets glabrous above, pulveraceous below. 1959 H. I. Featherly Taxon. Terminol. Higher Plants 51/1 Pulveraceous, covered with a layer of powdery granules. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1857
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