- uliginous
- ulig·i·nous (u-lijґĭ-nəs) [L. uliginosus moist] muddy or slimy.
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Uliginous — Uliginose U*lig i*nose , Uliginous U*lig i*nous, a. [L. uliginosus, fr. uligo, inis, moisture, fr. uvere to be moist.] Muddy; oozy; slimy; also, growing in muddy places. [R.] Woodward. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uliginous — adj. [L. uliginosus, swampy] Of or pertaining to mud; swampy … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
uliginous — /yooh lij euh neuhs/, adj. Bot. growing in swamps or muddy places. Also, uliginose /yooh lij euh nohs /. [1570 80; < L uliginosus full of moisture, wet, equiv. to uligin (s. of uligo) moisture + osus OUS] * * * … Universalium
uliginous — adjective /juːˈlɪdʒɪnəs/ a) Slimy. b) Marshy, swampy, water logged … Wiktionary
uliginous — ulig·i·nous … English syllables
uliginous — Full of moisture, or swampy and slimy … Grandiloquent dictionary
uliginous — a. marshy; muddy … Dictionary of difficult words
uliginous — yüˈlijənəs adjective Etymology: Latin uliginosus, from uligin , uligo moisture, marshiness, from udus, uvidus damp, moist more at humor : growing in wet or swampy ground … Useful english dictionary
Uliginose — U*lig i*nose , Uliginous U*lig i*nous, a. [L. uliginosus, fr. uligo, inis, moisture, fr. uvere to be moist.] Muddy; oozy; slimy; also, growing in muddy places. [R.] Woodward. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uliginose — См. uliginous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
