furfuraceous

  • 1Furfuraceous — Fur fu*ra ceous, a. [L. furfuraceus.] Made of bran; like bran; scurfy. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2furfuraceous — [fʉr΄fyo͞o rā′shəs, fʉr΄fərā′shəs] adj. [LL furfuraceus: see FURFUR] 1. of or like bran 2. covered with dandruff …

    English World dictionary

  • 3furfuraceous — Branny, or composed of small scales; denoting a form of desquamation. SYN: pityroid. [L. furfuraceus, fr. furfur, bran] * * * fur·fu·ra·ceous .fər f(y)ə rā shəs adj consisting of or covered with flaky particles <furfuraceous eczema> * * *… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 4furfuraceous — furfuraceously, adv. /ferr fyeuh ray sheuhs, feuh /, adj. 1. of or containing bran 2. resembling bran; branlike. 3. scaly; scurfy. [1640 50; < LL furfuraceus. See FURFUR, ACEOUS] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 5furfuraceous — adjective a) made of bran b) branlike, resembling bran …

    Wiktionary

  • 6furfuraceous — Synonyms and related words: asperous, branny, chalklike, chalky, comminute, comminuted, crushed, detrital, detrited, disintegrated, dusty, efflorescent, farinaceous, fine, flaky, flocculent, floury, gone to dust, grated, ground, impalpable,&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 7furfuraceous — adj. scaly, flaky; resembling bran …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 8furfuraceous — [ˌfə:f(j)ə reɪʃəs] adjective Botany & Medicine covered with or characterized by bran like scales. Origin C17: from late L. furfuraceus (from L. furfur bran ) + ous …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 9furfuraceous — a. 1. Scurfy, branny, scaly, scabby, lentiginous. 2. Made of bran, bran, branny, full of bran, furfurous …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 10furfuraceous —   Covered with bran like scales or powder, e.g. the emergent foliage of Cycas furfuracea and Zamia furfuracea …

    Expanded glossary of Cycad terms