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al·bi·no
\alˈbīˌnō, Brit usually & US sometimes -bē-\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Portuguese, from Spanish, from albo white, from Latin albus — more at elf
1. : any organism exhibiting deficient pigmentation: as
a. : a human being or other animal affected with albinism and typically having a milky or translucent skin, white or nearly colorless hair, and eyes with pink or blue iris and deep-red pupil; sometimes : an albinotic individual
b. : a member of a strain (as of mice or rabbits) developed by selectively breeding for pigment deficiency
c. : a plant lacking normal pigment or chromatophores:
(1) : a plant that is pathologically deficient in chlorophyll and yellow leaf pigments
(2) : an etiolated plant
(3) : a plant whose flowers are white because of undeveloped chromoplasts
2. : an impression of an embossed stamp (as on an envelope) made without ink |