glandulous

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or composed of glands; glandular, glandulose.

OriginLate Latin glandulōsus ← Latin glandula →
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Meanings

adjectiveglandulous (comparative more glandulous, superlative most glandulous)

comparative more glandulous · superlative most glandulous

  1. Of, pertaining to, or composed of glands; glandular, glandulose.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
adenoseadenousglandular

Origin

  1. Latinglandula
  2. Late Latinglandulōsus
  3. Englishglandulous

Borrowed from Late Latin glandulōsus, from Latin glandula. By surface analysis, glandule + -ous.

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Translations

Italian glanduloso
  • glandulosoglandular
Cite this entry
APA

glandulous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glandulous

MLA

“glandulous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glandulous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glandulous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glandulous.

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