- furfuraceous
- Covered with scales or dandruff flakes
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
furfuraceous
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Furfuraceous — Fur fu*ra ceous, a. [L. furfuraceus.] Made of bran; like bran; scurfy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
furfuraceous — [fʉr΄fyo͞o rā′shəs, fʉr΄fərā′shəs] adj. [LL furfuraceus: see FURFUR] 1. of or like bran 2. covered with dandruff … English World dictionary
furfuraceous — Branny, or composed of small scales; denoting a form of desquamation. SYN: pityroid. [L. furfuraceus, fr. furfur, bran] * * * fur·fu·ra·ceous .fər f(y)ə rā shəs adj consisting of or covered with flaky particles <furfuraceous eczema> * * *… … Medical dictionary
furfuraceous — furfuraceously, adv. /ferr fyeuh ray sheuhs, feuh /, adj. 1. of or containing bran 2. resembling bran; branlike. 3. scaly; scurfy. [1640 50; < LL furfuraceus. See FURFUR, ACEOUS] * * * … Universalium
furfuraceous — adjective a) made of bran b) branlike, resembling bran … Wiktionary
furfuraceous — Synonyms and related words: asperous, branny, chalklike, chalky, comminute, comminuted, crushed, detrital, detrited, disintegrated, dusty, efflorescent, farinaceous, fine, flaky, flocculent, floury, gone to dust, grated, ground, impalpable,… … Moby Thesaurus
furfuraceous — adj. scaly, flaky; resembling bran … English contemporary dictionary
furfuraceous — [ˌfə:f(j)ə reɪʃəs] adjective Botany & Medicine covered with or characterized by bran like scales. Origin C17: from late L. furfuraceus (from L. furfur bran ) + ous … English new terms dictionary
furfuraceous — a. 1. Scurfy, branny, scaly, scabby, lentiginous. 2. Made of bran, bran, branny, full of bran, furfurous … New dictionary of synonyms
furfuraceous — Covered with bran like scales or powder, e.g. the emergent foliage of Cycas furfuracea and Zamia furfuracea … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
furfuraceous — fur·fu·ra·ceous … English syllables
