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grumous
[ groo-muhs ]
adjective
- Also gru·mose [] Botany. formed of clustered grains or granules.
- having or resembling grume; clotted.
grumous
/ ˈɡruːməʊs; ˈɡruːməs /
adjective
- (esp of plant parts) consisting of granular tissue
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- grumous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grumous1
C17: from grume a clot of blood, from Latin grumus a little heap; related to crumb
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Example Sentences
The Diarrhœa continued; his stools were involuntary; and he discharged in this way a quantity of black, grumous, and fœtid blood.
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More pungent yet the esoteric pain Squeezing her pliable vitals nourishes feud Insanely grumous, grumously insane.
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If the dark patches be punctured, a quantity of venous and grumous blood exudes; but the wound soon heals.
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After distillation the digitalin remains as a grumous crystalline mass, now only contaminated with the coloured oil.
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The stomach often contains a dark grumous fluid, occasionally tinged with blood.
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