glabrescent
Use Glabrescent in a sentence
ənt adjective Botany.
becoming glabrous.
Origin:
1855–60; < Latin glabrēscent- (stem of glabrēscēns, present participle of glabrēscere to become smooth), equivalent to glabr-, stem of glaber smooth + -ēscent- -escent
1855–60; < Latin glabrēscent- (stem of glabrēscēns, present participle of glabrēscere to become smooth), equivalent to glabr-, stem of glaber smooth + -ēscent- -escent
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| —adj | |
| 1. | becoming hairless at maturity: glabrescent stems |
| 2. | nearly hairless |
| [C19: from Latin glabrescere to become smooth] | |
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Glabrescent
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Example sentences
The herbage is grayish green to glaucous, often purplish tinged, and villous to glabrescent.
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