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pruinous

pruinous is the alternative form of pruinose.

Meaning of pruinose

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.

Forms of pruinous

comparativemore pruinous
superlativemost pruinous

Questions about pruinous

What is pruinous the alternative form of?
Pruinous is the alternative form of pruinose.

Words near pruinous in the dictionary

  1. pruinescence
  2. pruinose
  3. pruinosed
  4. pruinosely
  5. pruinosity
  6. pruinous
  7. Pruit
  8. Pruits
  9. Pruitt
  10. prulaurasin
  11. prulifloxacin

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