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glaucous definition
glau·cous (glô′kəs)
adjective
- bluish-green or yellowish-green
- Bot. covered with a greenish bloom that can be rubbed off, as grapes, plums, cabbage leaves, etc.
Etymology: L glaucus < Gr glaukos: see glauco-
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