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gla⋅brous

  [gley-bruhs]
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–adjective Zoology, Botany.
having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.
Origin:
1630–40; < L glabr- (s. of glaber) smooth, hairless + -ous
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gla·brous   (glā'brəs)   
adj.  Having no hairs, projections, or pubescence; smooth: a glabrous scalp; glabrous leaves.

[From Latin glaber, glabr-, bald.]
gla'brous·ness n.
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Main Entry: gla·brous
Pronunciation: 'glA-br&s
Function: adjective
: having or being a smooth even surface; specifically : havingor being an epidermal covering that is totally or relatively devoid of hairs or down glabrous skin moniliasis —Journal of the American Medical Association>
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glabrous gla·brous (glā'brəs)
adj.
Having no hairs or projections, especially on body parts that normally have hair; smooth.

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