fur|fu|ra|ceous

fur|fu|ra|ceous
fur|fu|ra|ceous «FUR fyuh RAY shuhs», adjective.
1. resembling bran; scurfy; scaly.
2. Botany. covered with branlike scales.
[< Late Latin furfurāceus (with English -ous) branlike < Latin furfur bran]

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