pruinose


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pru·i·nose

 (pro͞o′ə-nōs′)
adj. Botany
Having a white, powdery covering or bloom.

[Latin pruīnōsus, frosty, from pruīna, hoarfrost; see preus- in Indo-European roots.]
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pruinose

(ˈpruːɪˌnəʊs; -ˌnəʊz)
adj
(Botany) botany coated with a powdery or waxy bloom
[C19: from Latin pruīnōsus frost-covered, from pruīna hoarfrost]
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pru•i•nose

(ˈpru əˌnoʊs)

adj.
covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.
[1820–30; < Latin pruīnōsus frosty =pruīn(a) frost (akin to freeze) + -ōsus -ose1]
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