acinarious

acinarious
\\|asə|na(a)rēəs\ adjective
Etymology: probably from French acinaire, from Latin acinus berry, grape, grape or berry seed + French -aire -arious
: covered (as of certain algae) with globose vesicles like grape seeds

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/as'euh nair"ee euhs/, adj. Bot.
covered with globose vesicles resembling grape seeds, as certain algae.
[prob. < F acinaire ( < L acin(us) ACINUS + F -aire -AIRE) + -IOUS]

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  • acinarious — adj. [L. acinarius, pert. to grapes] Having globose vesicles resembling grape seeds …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • acinarious — /as euh nair ee euhs/, adj. Bot. covered with globose vesicles resembling grape seeds, as certain algae. [prob. < F acinaire ( < L acin(us) ACINUS + F aire AIRE) + IOUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • acinarious — ac·i·nar·i·ous …   English syllables

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