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单词 alutaceous
释义

alutaceous

[ al-yuh-tey-shuhs ]
/ ˌæl yəˈteɪ ʃəs /

adjective

Zoology. covered with minute cracks or wrinkles and having a pale, leathery-brown color.
having the color of soft brown leather.

Origin of alutaceous

1870–75; <Late Latin alūtācius, equivalent to Latin alūt(a) leather softened with alum + -ācius-acious (altered to -aceous); Latin alūta appears to be a past participle (alū- + -ta, feminine of -tus) akin to alū- in alūmenalum1

Words nearby alutaceous

Alundum, alunite, alunogen, Alupent, alure, alutaceous, al-ʿUzza, Alva, Alvar, Alvarado, Alvarez
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Example sentences from the Web for alutaceous

  • The head is a light yellow in all specimens I found, not alutaceous as Schw.

    The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
  • Its habitat, its reddish or alutaceous cap, and its paler gills will clearly identify the species.

    The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
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