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incanous

incanous adjective: hoary with a white pubescence.

Adjective

incanous (comparative more incanous, superlative most incanous)

  1. (dated) Hoary with a white pubescence.

Forms of incanous

comparativemore incanous
superlativemost incanous

Origin of incanous

From Latin incanus, from in- (“in”) + canus (“hoary”).

Questions about incanous

What does incanous mean?
Incanous means hoary with a white pubescence.
What part of speech is incanous?
Incanous is an adjective.

Words near incanous in the dictionary

  1. incandesces
  2. incandescing
  3. incanescent
  4. incannulation
  5. incannulations
  6. incanous
  7. incant
  8. incantate
  9. incantated
  10. incantates
  11. incantating

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