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grumous

[ groo-muhs ]

adjective

  1. Also ·Dz [] Botany. formed of clustered grains or granules.
  2. having or resembling grume; clotted.


grumous

/ ˈɡruːməʊs; ˈɡruːməs /

adjective

  1. (esp of plant parts) consisting of granular tissue
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • mdzܲ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of grumous1

1655–65; < Latin ū ( us ) ( grume ) + -ous
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of grumous1

C17: from grume a clot of blood, from Latin grumus a little heap; related to crumb
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The ulcers forming about the sixth day have a yellowish-white appearance with red points and raised irregular borders, and the discharge is grumous and viscous, with a yellowish or reddish tinge.

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It had the appearance of brownish, grumous blood, and was attended with obscure abdominal pains.

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If the dark patches be punctured, a quantity of venous and grumous blood exudes; but the wound soon heals.

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In those who were cured by these Remedies, he says, Stones, or a kind of a grumous calculous Matter, were always found in the Stools, as the Jaundice was going off.

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In Ustilago, the minute sooty spores are developed either on delicate threads or in compacted cells, arising first from a sort of semi-gelatinous, grumous stroma.

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