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vernicose

vernicose adjective: having a brilliantly polished surface, like some leaves.

Adjective

vernicose (comparative more vernicose, superlative most vernicose)

  1. Having a brilliantly polished surface, like some leaves.

Forms of vernicose

comparativemore vernicose
superlativemost vernicose

Origin of vernicose

See varnish.

Questions about vernicose

What does vernicose mean?
Vernicose means having a brilliantly polished surface, like some leaves.
What part of speech is vernicose?
Vernicose is an adjective.

Words near vernicose in the dictionary

  1. Verney
  2. Verney Junction
  3. Vernești
  4. Vernian
  5. Vernice
  6. vernicose
  7. Vernie
  8. vernier
  9. vernier caliper
  10. vernier calipers
  11. verniers

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