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lentiginous

UK/lɛnˈtɪdʒɪnəs/US/lɛnˈtɪdʒənəs/

lentiginous adjective: of, pertaining to, resembling or having lentigines.

Adjective

lentiginous (comparative more lentiginous, superlative most lentiginous)

  1. Of, pertaining to, resembling or having lentigines.

Forms of lentiginous

comparativemore lentiginous
superlativemost lentiginous

Origin of lentiginous

Learned borrowing from Latin lentīginōsus (“freckled”).

Words formed from lentiginous

Questions about lentiginous

What does lentiginous mean?
Lentiginous means of, pertaining to, resembling or having lentigines.
What part of speech is lentiginous?
Lentiginous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce lentiginous?
Lentiginous is pronounced /lɛnˈtɪdʒɪnəs/ (UK).

Words near lentiginous in the dictionary

  1. lentigenomes
  2. lentigerous
  3. lentigines
  4. lentiginose
  5. lentiginosis
  6. lentiginous
  7. lentiglobus
  8. lentigo
  9. lentigos
  10. lentil
  11. lentil shell

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