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velutinous

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ve⋅lu⋅ti⋅nous

  [vuh-loot-n-uhs]
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–adjective
having a soft, velvety surface, as certain plants.
Origin:
1820–30; < NL velūtīnus lit., velvety. See velvet, -ine 1 , -ous
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ve·lu·ti·nous   (və-lōōt'n-əs)   
adj.  Covered with dense, soft, silky hairs.

[From New Latin velūtīnus, from Medieval Latin velūtum, velvet, from Vulgar Latin *villūtus; see velvet.]
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