glabrous
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brəs adjective Zoology, Botany.
having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.
Related forms
sub·gla·brous, adjective
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glabrous or glabrate (ˈɡleɪbrəs, ˈɡleɪbreɪt, -brɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| biology without hair or a similar growth; smooth: a glabrous stem | |
| [C17 glabrous, from Latin glaber] | |
| glabrate or glabrate | |
| —adj | |
| [C17 glabrous, from Latin glaber] | |
| 'glabrousness or glabrate | |
| —n | |
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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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Example sentences
Blade upper surfaces glabrous except for long hairs at the bases and lower margins.
Glabrous skin on the human body, glabrous skin is skin that is hairless.
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