furfuraceous

[ fur-fyuh-rey-shuhs, -fuh- ]

adjective

1. of or containing bran
2. resembling bran; branlike.
3. scaly; scurfy.

furfuraceous

/ ˌfɜːfjʊˈreɪʃəs; -fəˈreɪ- /

adjective

1. relating to or resembling bran
2. med resembling dandruff; scaly

Derived Forms

• ˌfurfuˈraceously, adverb

Other Words From

• furfu·raceous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of furfuraceous¹

From the Late Latin word furfurāceus, dating back to 1640–50. See furfur, -aceous

Example Sentences

His close third-person narration is studded with aggressively arcane terms: muculent, feculent, furfuraceous, erotopath.

From The New Yorker

Desquamation sometimes furfuraceous, sometimes lamellar, involving all of the epidermic layer in such a manner that in some places the papillary layer was exposed.

From Project Gutenberg

Furfuraceous, covered with bran-like fine scurf.

From Project Gutenberg

P. 2-2.5 cm. very thin, expanded, furfuraceous with shining particles, pale, sulcate; g. adnate, snow-white; s. 6-7 cm. silky, striate; sp.

From Project Gutenberg

Pileus thin, convex then deformed, squamulose or furfuraceous; g. adnate, broad; usually distant and powdered with the white spores. ectypa, Fr.

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