pruinescencen.

Brit.

/ˌpruːᵻˈnɛsns/, U.S.

/ˌpruəˈnɛs(ə)ns/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pruīna , -escence suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin pruīna hoar frost (see pruinous adj.) + -escence suffix, after efflorescence n., etc. Compare earlier pruinate adj., pruinose adj., and pruinous adj.

Chiefly Entomology.

The condition of being pruinose.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Pruinescence, hoariness; the quality or condition of being pruinose.

1918 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 44 267 Phaonia parviceps sp. n. Female.—..Mesonotum with slight whitish pruinescence.

1956 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 43 681/2 Smaller parts of the series were reranked to unite..combinations which share the characters first of pycnidia, second of pruinescence, and third of a black undersurface.

1996 Biol. Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 58 85 Females belonging to the monandrous species [of the damselfly genus Ischnura] tend to develop a characteristic form of pruinescence at maturity that obscures their underlying colour.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pruinescence
释义	pruinescencen. Brit. /ˌpruːᵻˈnɛsns/, U.S. /ˌpruəˈnɛs(ə)ns/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pruīna , -escence suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin pruīna hoar frost (see pruinous adj.) + -escence suffix, after efflorescence n., etc. Compare earlier pruinate adj., pruinose adj., and pruinous adj. Chiefly Entomology. The condition of being pruinose. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Pruinescence, hoariness; the quality or condition of being pruinose. 1918 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 44 267 Phaonia parviceps sp. n. Female.—..Mesonotum with slight whitish pruinescence. 1956 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 43 681/2 Smaller parts of the series were reranked to unite..combinations which share the characters first of pycnidia, second of pruinescence, and third of a black undersurface. 1996 Biol. Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 58 85 Females belonging to the monandrous species [of the damselfly genus Ischnura] tend to develop a characteristic form of pruinescence at maturity that obscures their underlying colour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890
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