Definitions for glabrousˈgleɪ brəs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

gla•brous*ˈgleɪ brəs(adj.)

  1. having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.

    Category: Botany, Zoology

* Biol..

Origin of glabrous:

1630–40; < L glaber, s. glabr- smooth, hairless; see -ous

Princeton's WordNet

  1. glabrous(adj)

    having no hair or similar growth; smooth

    "glabrous stems"; "glabrous leaves"; "a glabrous scalp"

Wiktionary

  1. glabrous(Adjective)

    smooth, hairless, bald.

  2. Origin: From glaber

Webster Dictionary

  1. Glabrous(adj)

    smooth; having a surface without hairs or any unevenness


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