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furfuraceous

[ fur-fyuh-rey-shuhs, -fuh- ]

adjective

  1. of or containing bran
  2. resembling bran; branlike.
  3. scaly; scurfy.


furfuraceous

/ ˌfɜːfjʊˈreɪʃəs; -fəˈreɪ- /

adjective

  1. relating to or resembling bran
  2. med resembling dandruff; scaly
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Derived Forms

  • ˌڳܰڳˈdzܲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڳܰЭ·cdzܲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of furfuraceous1

From the Late Latin word ڳܰڳܰ峦ܲ, dating back to 1640–50. See furfur, -aceous
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His close third-person narration is studded with aggressively arcane terms: muculent, feculent, furfuraceous, erotopath.

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Desquamation sometimes furfuraceous, sometimes lamellar, involving all of the epidermic layer in such a manner that in some places the papillary layer was exposed.

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Furfuraceous, covered with bran-like fine scurf.

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P. 2-2.5 cm. very thin, expanded, furfuraceous with shining particles, pale, sulcate; g. adnate, snow-white; s. 6-7 cm. silky, striate; sp.

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Pileus thin, convex then deformed, squamulose or furfuraceous; g. adnate, broad; usually distant and powdered with the white spores. ectypa, Fr.

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