lanuginose

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UK/ləˈnjuːd͡ʒənəʊs/UK/ləˈnjuːd͡ʒɪnəʊs/US/ləˈnud͡ʒənoʊs/US/ləˈnjud͡ʒənoʊs/

adjective

Covered with down or fine soft hairs (lanugo); downy or fuzzy.

“lanuginose fruit”

OriginLatin lānūginōsus →
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Meanings

adjectivelanuginose (comparative more lanuginose, superlative most lanuginose)

comparative more lanuginose · superlative most lanuginose · alternative lanuginous

  1. especiallybiologyCovered with down or fine soft hairs (lanugo); downy or fuzzy.

    lanuginose fruit

    1 more example

    lanuginose twigs

Origin

  1. Latinlānūginōsus
  2. Englishlanuginose

Borrowed from Latin lānūginōsus, from lānūgō, lānūginis (“woolly substance, down”), from lāna (“wool”).

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Translations

Bulgarian мъхнат
  • мъхнат (măhnat)Covered with down
French lanugineux
  • lanugineuxCovered with down
Italian lanuginoso
  • lanuginosoCovered with down
Romanian lanuginos
  • lanuginosCovered with down
Spanish lanuginoso
  • lanuginosoCovered with down
Cite this entry
APA

lanuginose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanuginose

MLA

“lanuginose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanuginose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lanuginose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanuginose.

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