pruinose

[ proo-uh-nohs ]

/ ˈpru əˌnoʊs /

adjective Botany, Zoology.

covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.

Origin of pruinose

1820–30; <Latin pruīnōsus frosty, equivalent to pruīn(a) frost (akin to freeze) + -ōsus-ose¹

Words nearby pruinose

Prudentius, prudery, Prudhoe Bay, Prud'hon, prudish, pruinose, prune, prune-belly syndrome, prunella, prunelle, pruning hook

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Example sentences from the Web for pruinose

Pruinose, Pruinate, frosted; covered with a powder like hoar-frost.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
Pollen: a dusty or pruinose surface covering which is easily rubbed off; used mostly in Diptera.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
The stem is slender, wavy, same color as the pileus, pruinose at the apex.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
Spring-shoots multinodal, pruinose; branchlets pliant and tough.
The Genus Pinus|George Russell Shaw

Spring-shoots slender, pruinose; branchlets very pliant and tough, summer-shoots abundant.
The Genus Pinus|George Russell Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for pruinose

pruinose

/ (ˈpruːɪˌnəʊs, -ˌnəʊz) /

adjective

botany coated with a powdery or waxy bloom

Word Origin for pruinose

C19: from Latin pruīnōsus frost-covered, from pruīna hoarfrost

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单词	pruinose
释义	pruinose [ proo-uh-nohs ] / ˈpru əˌnoʊs / adjective Botany, Zoology. covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface. Origin of pruinose 1820–30; <Latin pruīnōsus frosty, equivalent to pruīn(a) frost (akin to freeze) + -ōsus-ose¹ Words nearby pruinose Prudentius, prudery, Prudhoe Bay, Prud'hon, prudish, pruinose, prune, prune-belly syndrome, prunella, prunelle, pruning hook Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pruinose Pruinose, Pruinate, frosted; covered with a powder like hoar-frost. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray Pollen: a dusty or pruinose surface covering which is easily rubbed off; used mostly in Diptera. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology\|John. B. Smith The stem is slender, wavy, same color as the pileus, pruinose at the apex. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise\|M. E. Hard Spring-shoots multinodal, pruinose; branchlets pliant and tough. The Genus Pinus\|George Russell Shaw Spring-shoots slender, pruinose; branchlets very pliant and tough, summer-shoots abundant. The Genus Pinus\|George Russell Shaw British Dictionary definitions for pruinose pruinose / (ˈpruːɪˌnəʊs, -ˌnəʊz) / adjective botany coated with a powdery or waxy bloom Word Origin for pruinose C19: from Latin pruīnōsus frost-covered, from pruīna hoarfrost Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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