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prettygoodwordpruinose (PROO-uh-nohs) - adj., covered in a fine white powder, as if by frost.
This mainly comes up in botany. Can also refer to a waxy coating with a similar appearance. Coined in the 1820s from Latin pruīnōsus, frosty, from pruīna, hoarfrost.
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This mainly comes up in botany. Can also refer to a waxy coating with a similar appearance. Coined in the 1820s from Latin pruīnōsus, frosty, from pruīna, hoarfrost.
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Date: 2010-11-11 08:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-11-12 02:19 pm (UTC)*dusts off a doughnut*
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