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glaucous
[ glaw-kuhs ]
adjective
- light bluish-green or greenish-blue.
- Botany. covered with a whitish bloom, as a plum.
glaucous
/ ˈɡɔːə /
adjective
- botany covered with a bluish waxy or powdery bloom
- bluish-green
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Derived Forms
- ˈܳdzܲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms
- cdzܲ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of glaucous1
C17: from Latin glaucus silvery, bluish-green, from Greek glaukos
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“I have a real penchant for glaucous plant material,” she said.
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In “Crescent Moon,” white blossoms reflect off glaucous silver eucalyptus.
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Fleeting, crumpled tissue-paper blooms in a variety of colors — deep purple is a favorite — are produced on annual plants with showy glaucous foliage throughout summer.
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Foliage color ranges from deep green to a glaucous blue green.
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Hunted for their feathers, meat and as pets, and decimated by habitat loss, the birds are listed as critically endangered in Argentina; another once-widespread species, the blue-grey glaucous macaw, is extinct.
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