pruinose

American  

[proo-uh-nohs] / ˈpru əˌnoʊs /

adjective

Botany, Zoology.

1. covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.

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pruinose British  

/ -ˌnəʊz, ˈpruːɪˌnəʊs /

adjective

1. botany coated with a powdery or waxy bloom

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Etymology

Origin of pruinose

1820–30; < Latin pruīnōsus frosty, equivalent to pruīn ( a ) frost (akin to freeze ) + -ōsus -ose ¹

Example Sentences

P. acute camp. exp. glabrous, striate, rather tawny then pale; g. almost free, connected by veins; s. even, floccosely pruinose, rooting, tinged tawny. prolifera, Sow.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. 1-1.5 cm. globose, then campan. finally exp. unequal, even, greyish, not becoming pale; g. adnate, ochre; s. 4-7 cm. rather wavy, equal, pallid, rather pruinose; sp. 11-13 � 5-7. campanulata, Mass. Smell strong.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. up to 0.5 cm. pellucid, wrinkled, naked; g. adnexed; s. 1-2 cm. whitish, slightly pruinose, base tinged brownish; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. exp. obtuse, viscid, even, glabrous, reddish tan; g. broad, crowded; s. equal, rooting, tough, glabrous, apex pruinose; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. depr.; s. hollow, compr. apex pruinose, rhizomorphic mycelium copious, anastomosing. semitalis, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George