24 July 2016

glabrous

[gley-bruh s]

adjective, Zoology, Botany.

1. having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.

Origin of glabrous

Latin

1630-1640; < Latin glabr- (stem of glaber) smooth, hairless + -ous

Related forms

subglabrous, adjective

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Examples from the Web for glabrous

Contemporary Examples

Superficially, there’s the obvious physical resemblance; whippet build, glabrous pate, facial hair and a penchant for stylish, if somewhat conservative, garb.
ABC News Online, ‘Goodbye Lenin, Hello Bernanke’
Ian Verrender
18 July 2016

Historical Examples

Pileus fleshy, convex, glabrous, grayish-red or chestnut-color.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise
M. E. Hard

The ligule is a distinct membrane and the nodes are glabrous.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses
Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

The leaf-sheath is glabrous, with membranous margins and long hairs at the mouth.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses
Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

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