glaucousˈglɔ kəs
glaucous (adj)
English Definitions:
glaucous (adj)
having a frosted look from a powdery coating, as on plants
"glaucous stems"; "glaucous plums"; "glaucous grapes"
glaucous (Adjective)
Of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge, especially when covered with a powdery residue.
glaucous (Adjective)
Covered with a bloom or a pale powdery covering, regardless of colour.
Glaucous
Glaucous is used to describe the pale grey or bluish-green appearance of the surfaces of some plants, as well as in the names of birds, such as the Glaucous Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull, Glaucous Macaw, and Glaucous Tanager. The term glaucous is also used botanically as an adjective to mean "covered with a greyish, bluish, or whitish waxy coating or bloom that is easily rubbed off". The first recorded use of glaucous as a color name in English was in the year 1671.
Glaucous
Glaucous (from Latin glaucus, from Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós) 'blue-green, blue-grey') is used to describe the pale grey or bluish-green appearance of the surfaces of some plants, as well as in the names of birds, such as the glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus), glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens), glaucous macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus), and glaucous tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa). The term glaucous is also used botanically as an adjective to mean "covered with a greyish, bluish, or whitish waxy coating or bloom that is easily rubbed off" (e.g. glaucous leaves).The first recorded use of glaucous as a color name in English was in the year 1671.
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