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Meaning of 'glaucous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Glaucous [ a.]
- Of a sea-green color; of a dull green passing into grayish blue.
- Covered with a fine bloom or fine white powder easily rubbed off, as that on a blue plum, or on a cabbage leaf.

Meaning of 'glaucous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . glaucous [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having a frosted look from a powdery coating, as on plants
Example in sentence:
  • glaucous grapes;
  • glaucous plums;
  • glaucous stems

Nearby Words:

glabell/ glabella glabellum glabrate glabreate glabriate glabrity glabrous glacial glacialist

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