Antonyms for glabrous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : gley-bruh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgleɪ brəs


Definition of glabrous

Origin :
  • 1630s, from Latin glaber "hairless, smooth, bald" (see glad).
  • As in bald : adj having no covering
  • As in hairless : adj without growth on body part
Example sentences :
  • Pileus fleshy, convex, glabrous, grayish-red or chestnut-color.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • The ligule is a distinct membrane and the nodes are glabrous.
  • Extract from : « A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses » by Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
  • The leaf-sheath is glabrous or nearly so, with hairs at the mouth.
  • Extract from : « A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses » by Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
  • The second glume is ovate-lanceolate, membranous, glabrous and 3-nerved.
  • Extract from : « A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses » by Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
  • The leaf-sheath is loose, glabrous, striate, margins not ciliate.
  • Extract from : « A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses » by Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
  • The sheath may also be glabrous or hairy, and grooved or not.
  • Extract from : « Grasses » by H. Marshall Ward
  • Leaves broad, flat and glabrous, but rough at the edges, with descending teeth.
  • Extract from : « Grasses » by H. Marshall Ward
  • Festuca elatior is easily confused with the glabrous Bromes.
  • Extract from : « Grasses » by H. Marshall Ward
  • All the Poas otherwise like it are glabrous, and without the ridges.
  • Extract from : « Grasses » by H. Marshall Ward
  • The leaves are lanceolate, glabrous, and a glossy-green with red veins.
  • Extract from : « Fruits of the Hawaiian Islands » by Gerrit Parmile Wilder

Synonyms for glabrous

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