glabrous, glabrate
Look at other dictionaries:
glabrate — [glā′brāt΄, glābrit] adj. [< L glabratus, pp. of glabrare, lit., to make smooth, deprive of hair < glaber: see GLABROUS] 1. glabrous or nearly glabrous 2. becoming glabrous when old or mature … English World dictionary
Glabrate — Gla brate, a. [L. glabrare, fr. glaber smooth.] (Bot.) Becoming smooth or glabrous from age. Gray … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glabrate — Glabrous, but obviously having previously had an indumentum. Cf. glabrescent … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
glabrate — /glay brayt, brit/, adj. 1. Zool. glabrous. 2. Bot. becoming glabrous; somewhat glabrous. [1855 60; < L glabratus (ptp. of glabrare to make bare, deprive of hair), equiv. to glabr , s. of glaber without hair, smooth + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
glabrate — /ˈgleɪbreɪt/ (say glaybrayt), / brət/ (say bruht) adjective 1. Zoology smooth; glabrous. 2. Botany becoming glabrous; somewhat glabrous …
glabrous — a. having smooth surface; hairless. ♦ glabrate, a. ♦ glabrescent, a. somewhat glabrous; tending to be glabrous … Dictionary of difficult words
glabrous — Synonyms and related words: acomous, bald, bald headed, beardless, clean shaven, depilous, downy, even, flat, glabrate, glabrescent, hairless, leiotrichous, level, plane, regular, shaven, smooth, smooth faced, smooth shaven, smooth textured,… … Moby Thesaurus
glabrate — ˈglāˌbrāt, brə̇t adjective Etymology: Latin glabratus, past participle of glabrare to make bald, from glabr , glaber bald : glabrous, glabrescent … Useful english dictionary
Trichome — Trichomes, from the Greek meaning growth of hair , are fine outgrowths or appendages on plants and certain protists. These are of diverse structure and function. Examples are hairs, glandular hairs, scales, and papillae. Algal trichomes Certain… … Wikipedia
Eurybia (botanical genus) — For the genus of metalmark butterflies, see Eurybia (butterfly).Taxobox name = Eurybia image width = 250px image caption = Eurybia sibirica regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae… … Wikipedia
