Definition of glabrous in English:
glabrous
adjective ˈɡleɪbrəsˈɡleɪbrəs
technical (chiefly of the skin or a leaf) free from hair or down; smooth.
Example sentencesExamples
- The essential oil from glabrous leaves consists mostly of a blend of several sesquiterpenes, of which germacrene-D and beta-caryophyllene are the major components.
- Fruits of this species are glabrous achenes, with sepals modified into plumose bristles and are frequently wind-dispersed.
- There are two types of human skin - glabrous (without hair) and hair-bearing.
- The regions of glabrous skin that have these epidermal ridges are especially richly supplied with cutaneous sensory nerves.
- It was also noticed that many areas of the labellum surface, especially the median region, are glabrous and smooth.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin glaber, glabr- 'hairless, smooth' + -ous.
Definition of glabrous in US English:
glabrous
adjectiveˈɡlābrəsˈɡleɪbrəs
technical (chiefly of the skin or a leaf) free from hair or down; smooth.
Example sentencesExamples
- The essential oil from glabrous leaves consists mostly of a blend of several sesquiterpenes, of which germacrene-D and beta-caryophyllene are the major components.
- Fruits of this species are glabrous achenes, with sepals modified into plumose bristles and are frequently wind-dispersed.
- There are two types of human skin - glabrous (without hair) and hair-bearing.
- It was also noticed that many areas of the labellum surface, especially the median region, are glabrous and smooth.
- The regions of glabrous skin that have these epidermal ridges are especially richly supplied with cutaneous sensory nerves.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin glaber, glabr- ‘hairless, smooth’ + -ous.