pruinose

English edit

Etymology edit

Latin pruīnōsus, from pruīna.

Adjective edit

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 edit

epruinose

Derived terms edit

pruinosity

Related terms edit

pruina

Translations edit

(botany)

German: bereift (de)

Anagrams edit

superion, unispore

Italian edit

Adjective edit

pruinose

feminine plural of pruinoso

Anagrams edit

superino

Latin edit

Adjective edit

pruīnōse

vocative masculine singular of pruīnōsus

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