Etymology

resinous

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Today it means: Of or relating to resin. Full definition →

Middle French résineux
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  1. Middle French · borrowed fromrésineux
  2. English todayresinous

Borrowed from Middle French résineux; cf. Latin resinosus. By surface analysis, resin + -ous.

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