gla|brous

gla|brous
gla|brous «GLAY bruhs», adjective.
without hair or down; smooth: »

Nasturtiums have glabrous stems.

[< Latin glaber smooth + English -ous]

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  • brous — brous·so·ne·tia; cum·brous; cum·brous·ly; cum·brous·ness; fi·brous; gla·brous; lum·brous; som·brous; ten·e·brous; um·brous; fi·brous·ly; fi·brous·ness; gla·brous·ness; slum·brous; slum·brous·ly; ten·e·brous·ness; …   English syllables

  • gla — gla·bel·la; gla·bel·lo occipital; gla·bel·lum; gla·brate; gla·bres·cent; gla·brous; gla·cial·ism; gla·cial·ist; gla·cial·ize; gla·ci·ar·i·um; gla·ci·ate; gla·ci·a·tion; gla·cier; gla·ciered; gla·cier·et; gla·cier·ist; gla·cier·iza·tion;… …   English syllables

  • glabrous — gla·brous …   English syllables

  • glabrous — gla·brous glā brəs adj having or being a smooth even surface specif having or being an epidermal covering that is totally or relatively devoid of hairs or down <glabrous skin> * * * gla·brous (glaґbrəs) [L. glaber smooth] smooth and… …   Medical dictionary

  • glabrousness — gla·brous·ness …   English syllables

  • glabrous — gla•brous [[t]ˈgleɪ brəs[/t]] adj. Biol. bot zool. having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence • Etymology: 1630–40; < L glaber, s. glabr smooth, hairless; see ous …   From formal English to slang

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • Glabrous — Gla brous, a. [L. glaber; cf. Gr. ? hollow, smooth, ? to hollow.] Smooth; having a surface without hairs or any unevenness. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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