pruinose

English

Etymology

Latin pruīnōsus, from pruīna.

Adjective

pruinose (comparative more pruinose, superlative most pruinose)

(botany) Having a very fine whitish powder (bloom) on a surface.
(zoology, entomology) Covered with a very fine whitish layer of wax particles.

Antonyms

epruinose

Derived terms

pruinosity

Related terms

pruina

Translations

(botany)

German: bereift (de)

Anagrams

superion, unispore

Italian

Adjective

pruinose

feminine plural of pruinoso

Anagrams

superino

Latin

Adjective

pruīnōse

vocative masculine singular of pruīnōsus

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