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pruina

pruina noun: a white powdery bloom found on some lichens.

Noun

pruina (uncountable)

  1. A white powdery bloom found on some lichens.

Questions about pruina

What does pruina mean?
Pruina means a white powdery bloom found on some lichens.
What part of speech is pruina?
Pruina is a noun.

Words near pruina in the dictionary

  1. Prufrock
  2. Prufrockian
  3. Pruiett
  4. Pruietts
  5. Pruiksma
  6. pruina
  7. pruinate
  8. pruine
  9. pruines
  10. pruinescence
  11. pruinose

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