la'nuginose
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| —n , pl -gos | |
| a layer of fine hairs, esp the covering of the human fetus before birth | |
| [C17: from Latin: down, from lāna wool] | |
| lanuginous | |
| —adj | |
| la'nuginose | |
| —adj | |
| la'nuginousness | |
| —n | |
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La'nuginose
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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