glaucineadj.
/ˈɡlɔːsɪn/ Botany.
= glaucescent adj.
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bloomy1700
glaucose1714
glaucous1750
pruinose1784
glaucine1829
glaucescent1836
pruinate1858
pruinous1890
1829 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants 1099 Glaucescent or Glaucine, having something of a bluish, hoary appearance.
Hence 1860 in J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang. ; and in later Dicts.
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adj.1829