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grumous

[groo-muhs]

adjective

Also, gru·mose

[groo-mohs] . Botany. formed of clustered grains or granules.

having or resembling grume; clotted.

Origin:
1655–65; < Latin grūm(us) (see grume) + -ous

Related forms

gru·mous·ness, noun

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World English Dictionary

grumous or grumose (ˈɡruːməs, ˈɡruːməʊs)

—*adj*
	(esp of plant parts) consisting of granular tissue

[C17: from grume a clot of blood, from Latin grumus a little heap; related to crumb]

grumose or grumose

—*adj*

[C17: from grume a clot of blood, from Latin grumus a little heap; related to crumb]

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Medical Dictionary

grumous gru·mous (gr&oomacr;'məs)
adj.
Thick and lumpy, as clotting blood.

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