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pruinose

pruinose adjective: having a very fine whitish powder (bloom) on a surface.

Adjective

pruinose (comparative more pruinose, superlative most pruinose)

  1. Having a very fine whitish powder (bloom) on a surface.
  2. Covered with a very fine whitish layer of wax particles.

pruinose meaning in Tamil

pruinose in Tamil

வெண்துகள் மூட்டமுடைய, பனிபோர்த்த

Antonyms of pruinose

Forms of pruinose

comparativemore pruinose
superlativemost pruinose

Origin of pruinose

Latin pruīnōsus, from pruīna.

Words formed from pruinose

Questions about pruinose

What does pruinose mean?
Pruinose means having a very fine whitish powder (bloom) on a surface.
What is pruinose in Tamil?
Pruinose in Tamil is வெண்துகள் மூட்டமுடைய, பனிபோர்த்த. See Pruinose meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pruinose?
Pruinose is an adjective.

Words near pruinose in the dictionary

  1. pruina
  2. pruinate
  3. pruine
  4. pruines
  5. pruinescence
  6. pruinose
  7. pruinosed
  8. pruinosely
  9. pruinosity
  10. pruinous
  11. Pruit

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