glaucous

ˈɡlɔːkəs

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Definition of glaucous - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

colors

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pale grey or bluish-green color

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The bird had glaucous feathers.

plant

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covered with a powdery or waxy bloom

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The glaucous leaves were easy to identify.

bloomy

powdery

waxy

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Origin of glaucous

Greek, glaukos (bluish-green)

Terms with glaucous included in their meaning

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zigadene

plant

poisonous plant with glaucous leaves and white flowers

Examples of glaucous in a sentence

Her dress was a stunning glaucous hue.
The glaucous stems stood out in the garden.
Farmers noticed the glaucous texture on the grapes.

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French:glauque, pruiné, ...
German:bläulich-grün, bereift, ...
Italian:glauco, ceroso, ...
Spanish:glauco, ceroso, ...
Portuguese:glauco, ceroso, ...
Chinese:蓝绿色的, 粉状的, ...
Japanese:青緑色の, 粉状の, ...
Arabic:غَلوْقُس, مُغَطًّى بِطَبَقَة شَمْعِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:כָּחוֹל-יָרֹק, מְכוּסֶּה בְּאָבָקָה, ...
Russian:сизый, голубоватый, ...
Ukrainian:блідо-сірий, восковий, ...
Hindi:धूसर-नीला, मटमैला, ...
Bengali:ফ্যাকাশে নীলাভ-সবুজ, গ্লকাস, ...
Catalan:blavós, glauc, ...
Czech:sivý, s voskovým ojíněním, ...
Danish:blågrå, blålig, ...
Dutch:blauwgroen, glazig, ...
Greek:γαλαζοπράσινος, επικαλυμμένος, ...
Hungarian:hamvas, deres, ...
Khmer:ពណ៌ប្រផេះខ្ចី ឬបៃតងខៀវស្លេក, មានស្រទាប់ម្សៅ ឬក្រមួនគ្រប, ...
Korean:청회색의, 분백의, ...
Persian:خاکستری مایل به آبی, مومی, ...
Polish:glaukowy, glaukowaty, ...
Portuguese (BR):glauco, ceroso, ...
Romanian:glauc, prăfos, ...
Swedish:blådagrig, daggig, ...
Thai:สีเทาอมฟ้า, มีผงเคลือบ, ...
Turkish:soluk gri, mavimsi, ...
Vietnamese:xanh xám nhạt, phủ lớp sáp, ...

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Definition of glaucous - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of glaucous

Terms related to glaucous

Terms with glaucous included in their meaning

Examples of glaucous in a sentence

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