Definitions for Glaucous
ˈglɔ kəsglau·cous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. glaucousadjective

   having a frosted look from a powdery coating, as on plants

   "glaucous stems"; "glaucous plums"; "glaucous grapes"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. glaucousadjective

   Of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge, especially when covered with a powdery residue.

2. glaucousadjective

   Covered with a bloom or a pale powdery covering, regardless of colour.

3. Etymology: From glaucus, from γλαυκός. See Irish glas.

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1. Glaucous

   Glaucous (from Latin glaucus, from Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós) 'blue-green, blue-grey') is used to describe the pale grey or bluish-green appearance of the surfaces of some plants, as well as in the names of birds, such as the glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus), glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens), glaucous macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus), and glaucous tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa). The term glaucous is also used botanically as an adjective to mean "covered with a greyish, bluish, or whitish waxy coating or bloom that is easily rubbed off" (e.g. glaucous leaves).The first recorded use of glaucous as a color name in English was in the year 1671.

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1. glaucous

   Glaucous is a term used to describe a powdery or waxy coating that gives a pale blue-green or bluish-gray color. The term is often used in botany to describe the surfaces of leaves or fruits that appear silvery or whitish due to this coating.

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1. Glaucousadjective

   of a sea-green color; of a dull green passing into grayish blue

2. Glaucousadjective

   covered with a fine bloom or fine white powder easily rubbed off, as that on a blue plum, or on a cabbage leaf

3. Etymology: [L. glaucus, Gr. glayko`s.]

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1. Glaucous

   Glaucous is used to describe the pale grey or bluish-green appearance of the surfaces of some plants, as well as in the names of birds, such as the Glaucous Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull, Glaucous Macaw, and Glaucous Tanager. The term glaucous is also used botanically as an adjective to mean "covered with a greyish, bluish, or whitish waxy coating or bloom that is easily rubbed off". The first recorded use of glaucous as a color name in English was in the year 1671.

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1. Glaucous

   glaw′kus, adj. sea-green: grayish-blue: (bot.) covered with a fine green bloom.—n. Glauces′cence.—adj. Glauces′cent, somewhat glaucous. [L. glaucus, bluish—Gr. glaukos, blue or gray.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Glaucous in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Glaucous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Glaucous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Glaucous
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucous
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Glaucous
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Glaucous
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Glaucous