单词 | pruinose |
释义 | pruinose, a. Nat. Hist.|ˈpruːɪnəʊs| [ad. L. pruīnōs-us frosty, f. pruīn-a hoar-frost: see -ose.] Covered with a fine whitish powdery substance giving the appearance of hoar-frost; frosted.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 284 Pruinose,..when the splendour of the surface is somewhat obscured by the appearance of a bloom upon it like that of a plum, but which cannot be detached. 1847W. E. Steele Field Bot. 54 Barren stem pruinose. 1861H. Hagen Synops. Neuropt. N. Amer. 70 Sides yellow pruinose, with a broad superior brassy-brown stripe. 1887W. Phillips Brit. Discomycetes 165 Cup sessile,..chalky white, pruinose. |

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