Etymology

unguinous

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Today it means: Consisting of, or resembling, fat or oil; unctuous; oleaginous. Full definition →

Latin unguinosus
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  1. Latin · derived fromunguinosus
  2. English todayunguinous

From Latin unguinosus, from unguinis, from unguen (“fat, ointment”).

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