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flavedo

flavedo noun: the exocarp in citruses.

Noun

flavedo (countable and uncountable, plural flavedos)

  1. The exocarp in citruses.
  2. (obsolete) A yellowness or sallowness of the skin or other tissue.

Forms of flavedo

pluralflavedos

Origin of flavedo

From New Latin flāvēdō (“yellowness, sallowness, yellow color”), derived from Latin flāvus (“yellow, golden”).

Words that rhyme with flavedo

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Questions about flavedo

What does flavedo mean?
Flavedo means the exocarp in citruses.
What part of speech is flavedo?
Flavedo is a noun.
What is the plural of flavedo?
The plural of flavedo is flavedos.

Words near flavedo in the dictionary

  1. flavas
  2. flavasperone
  3. flavaxanthin
  4. flavectomies
  5. flavectomy
  6. flavedo
  7. flavedos
  8. Flavelle
  9. flavenoid
  10. flavenoids
  11. flavescence

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