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glaucous definition

glau·cous (glô′kəs)

adjective

  1. bluish-green or yellowish-green
  2. Bot. covered with a greenish bloom that can be rubbed off, as grapes, plums, cabbage leaves, etc.

Etymology: L glaucus < Gr glaukos: see glauco-

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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