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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
glau·cous 
[glaw-kuhs] Pronunciation Key
[glaw-kuhs] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | light bluish-green or greenish-blue. |
| 2. | Botany. covered with a whitish bloom, as a plum. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| glau·cous
(glô'kəs) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[Latin glaucus, from Greek glaukos.] glau'cous·ness n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| glaucous | |
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| having a frosted look from a powdery coating, as on plants; "glaucous stems"; "glaucous plums"; "glaucous grapes" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Glaucous
Glau"cous\, a. [L. glaucus, Gr. ?.]1. Of a sea-green color; of a dull green passing into grayish blue. --Lindley. 2. (Bot.) Covered with a fine bloom or fine white powder easily rubbed off, as that on a blue plum, or on a cabbage leaf. --Gray.
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