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glau·cous

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–adjective

1.	light bluish-green or greenish-blue.

2.	Botany. covered with a whitish bloom, as a plum.

[Origin: 1665–75; < L glaucus silvery, gray, bluish-green < Gk glaukós. See glauco-, -ous

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—Related forms

glau·cous·ly, adverb

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glau·cous Audio Help (glô'kəs) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of a pale grayish or bluish green.
Botany Covered with a grayish, bluish, or whitish waxy coating or bloom that is easily rubbed off: glaucous leaves.

[Latin glaucus, from Greek glaukos.]

glau'cous·ness n.

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