velutinous

 [vuh-loot-n-uhs]  

ve·lu·ti·nous

   [vuh-loot-n-uhs]
adjective
having a soft, velvety surface, as certain plants.
Origin:
1820–30; < Neo-Latin velūtīnus literally, velvety. See velvet, -ine1, -ous
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Velutinous is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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velutinous (vəˈluːtɪnəs)
 
—adj
covered with short dense soft hairs: velutinous leaves
 
[C19: from New Latin velūtīnus like velvet]

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