glabrous

[ gley-bruhs ]

/ ˈgleɪ brəs /

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adjective Zoology, Botany.

having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.

Origin of glabrous

1630–40; <Latin glabr- (stem of glaber) smooth, hairless + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM glabrous

sub·gla·brous, adjective

Words nearby glabrous

glabella, glabellum, Glaber, glabrate, glabrescent, glabrous, glace, Glace Bay, glacial, glacial acetic acid, glacial drift

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Example sentences from the Web for glabrous

Most grasses are glabrous, but there are a number in which hairs are nearly always a prominent feature.
Grasses|H. Marshall Ward
The leaf-sheath is glabrous, slightly compressed, distinctly keeled, as broad or slightly broader than the blade at the mouth.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
(1/2-2 inches) long, glabrous; corymbs glabrous, many-flowered; flowers appear in June, 8-12 mm.
Trees of Indiana|Charles Clemon Deam
A large white-flowered caper (Capparis obovata, Royle) and a glabrous Zizyphus were the most remarkable new forms.
Western Himalaya and Tibet|Thomas Thomson

By their elongate form and glabrous shiny skin they are very characteristic and easily recognized.
Journal of Entomology and Zoology|Horace Gunthorp

British Dictionary definitions for glabrous

glabrous

glabrate (ˈɡleɪbreɪt, -brɪt)

/ (ˈɡleɪbrəs) /

adjective

biology without hair or a similar growth; smootha glabrous stem

Derived forms of glabrous

glabrousness, noun

Word Origin for glabrous

C17 glabrous, from Latin glaber

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Medical definitions for glabrous

glabrous

[ glā′brəs ]

adj.

Having no hairs or projections, especially on body parts that normally have hair; smooth.

单词	glabrous
释义	glabrous [ gley-bruhs ] / ˈgleɪ brəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR glabrous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Zoology, Botany. having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence. Origin of glabrous 1630–40; <Latin glabr- (stem of glaber) smooth, hairless + -ous OTHER WORDS FROM glabrous sub·gla·brous, adjective Words nearby glabrous glabella, glabellum, Glaber, glabrate, glabrescent, glabrous, glace, Glace Bay, glacial, glacial acetic acid, glacial drift Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for glabrous Most grasses are glabrous, but there are a number in which hairs are nearly always a prominent feature. Grasses\|H. Marshall Ward The leaf-sheath is glabrous, slightly compressed, distinctly keeled, as broad or slightly broader than the blade at the mouth. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses\|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar (1/2-2 inches) long, glabrous; corymbs glabrous, many-flowered; flowers appear in June, 8-12 mm. Trees of Indiana\|Charles Clemon Deam A large white-flowered caper (Capparis obovata, Royle) and a glabrous Zizyphus were the most remarkable new forms. Western Himalaya and Tibet\|Thomas Thomson By their elongate form and glabrous shiny skin they are very characteristic and easily recognized. Journal of Entomology and Zoology\|Horace Gunthorp British Dictionary definitions for glabrous glabrous glabrate (ˈɡleɪbreɪt, -brɪt) / (ˈɡleɪbrəs) / adjective biology without hair or a similar growth; smootha glabrous stem Derived forms of glabrous glabrousness, noun Word Origin for glabrous C17 glabrous, from Latin glaber Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to glabrous naked, barren, bare, hairless, bald, clean-shaven, shaved, head, exposed, smooth, uncovered, shaven, depilated, stark, baldheaded, egghead, beardless, cue ball, glabrate, glabrescent Medical definitions for glabrous glabrous [ glā′brəs ] adj. Having no hairs or projections, especially on body parts that normally have hair; smooth. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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glabrous

adjective Zoology, Botany.

Origin of glabrous

OTHER WORDS FROM glabrous

Words nearby glabrous

Example sentences from the Web for glabrous

British Dictionary definitions for glabrous

glabrate (ˈɡleɪbreɪt, -brɪt)

adjective

Derived forms of glabrous

Word Origin for glabrous

Words related to glabrous

Medical definitions for glabrous

adj.