lanuginous
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Lanuginous — Lanuginose La*nu gi*nose , Lanuginous La*nu gi*nous, a. [L. lanuginosus, fr. lanugo, ginis, woolly substance, down, fr. lana wool: cf. F. lanugineux.] Covered with down, or fine soft hair; downy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lanuginous — adjective Etymology: Latin lanuginosus, from lanugin , lanugo Date: 1575 covered with down or fine soft hair ; downy … New Collegiate Dictionary
lanuginous — adj. [L. lanugo, down] Covered with very fine soft hair … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
lanuginous — la·nu·gi·nous lə n(y)ü jə nəs adj covered with down or fine soft hair * * * la·nu·gi·nous (lə nooґjĭ nəs) [L. lanuginosus] covered with lanugo … Medical dictionary
lanuginous — a. (Bot.) Downy, woolly, lanate, lanated, lanuginose … New dictionary of synonyms
lanuginous — la·nu·gi·nous … English syllables
lanuginous — … Useful english dictionary
Roughness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Roughness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 roughness roughness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 tooth tooth grain texture ripple Sgm: N 1 asperity asperity rugosity salebrosity| corrugation … English dictionary for students
la|nu|gi|nose — «luh NOO juh nohs, NYOO », adjective. = lanuginous. (Cf. ↑lanuginous) … Useful english dictionary
Lanuginose — La*nu gi*nose , Lanuginous La*nu gi*nous, a. [L. lanuginosus, fr. lanugo, ginis, woolly substance, down, fr. lana wool: cf. F. lanugineux.] Covered with down, or fine soft hair; downy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
