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glabrous
[ gley-bruhs ]
adjective
- having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.
glabrous
/ -brɪt; ˈɡleɪbreɪt; ˈɡleɪbrəs /
adjective
- biology without hair or a similar growth; smooth
a glabrous stem
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Derived Forms
- ˈglabrousness, noun
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Other Words From
- sub·glabrous adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of glabrous1
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Example Sentences
This tree, like the common orange, is glabrous in all its parts.
His description is as follows: Leaves cordate, dentate-serrate, glabrous on both sides.
The description of Linnaeus accompanying the name is very short, as follows: Leaves sinuately lobed, glabrous.
It differs from the regular form in having glossy, glabrous leaves which are mostly larger and thinner.
The vine is peculiar in having very hairy petioles and nearly glabrous shoots.
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