uliginous
/juːˈlɪd͡ʒɪnəs/
uliginous adjective: slimy.
Adjective
uliginous (comparative more uliginous, superlative most uliginous)
- Slimy.
- [In] water ſtrongly boiled […] the Seeds are extinguiſhed by fire and decoction, and therefore laſt long and pure without ſuch alteration, affording neither uliginous coats, gnatworms, Acari, hair-worms, like crude and common water; […]1658, Thomas Browne, “The Garden of Cyrus. […]. Chapter IIII.”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, page 179
- Marshy, swampy, waterlogged.
- Synonyms:
- boggy
- Growing in muddy places.
- The uliginous lacteous Matter, taken notice of by that diligent and ingenious Botaniſt, P[aolo] Boccone, in the Coral Fiſhings upon the Coaſt of Italy, was only a Collection of the Corallin Particles thus ſuſtained in the Sea Water, hovering about and applying it ſelf to the Corallin Shrubs and...1729, J[ohn] Woodward, “Introduction to Class V. Of the Marine Corals.”, in An Attempt towards a Natural History of the Fossils of England; […], tome I, London: […] F[rancis] Fayram, […]; J[ohn]...
- Ranunculus Lapponicus, L. Uliginous or subaquatic, fibrous-rooted, with entire or merely denticulate or crenulated and petiolate leaves.1886, Asa Gray, Contributions to American Botany. A Revision of the North American Ranunculi
Synonyms of uliginous
Forms of uliginous
| comparative | more uliginous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most uliginous |
Origin of uliginous
From Latin ūlīginōsus (“swampy”).
Questions about uliginous
- What does uliginous mean?
- Uliginous means slimy.
- What part of speech is uliginous?
- Uliginous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce uliginous?
- Uliginous is pronounced /juːˈlɪd͡ʒɪnəs/.
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