glaucous

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glau·cous / ˈglôkəs/ • adj. technical or poetic/lit. 1. of a dull grayish-green or blue color.2. covered with a powdery bloom like that on grapes.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

glaucous

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glaucous Sea-green or bluish-green in colour, or having a waxy, bluish-green bloom (e.g. the colour of the carpet formed on the surface of the open sea by swarms of sea ‘lizards’, Glaucus eucharis, members of the Nudibranchia). Originally the word meant bright, sparkling, greyish, like the eyes of Pallas Athene.

A Dictionary of Zoology MICHAEL ALLABY

glaucous

views updated Jun 08 2018

glaucous Sea-green or bluish-green in colour, or having a waxy, bluish-green bloom (e.g. as on a plum or the colour of the carpet formed on the surface of the open sea by swarms of sea ‘lizards’, Glaucus eucharis, members of the Nudibranchia). The original Greek word meant ‘bright, sparkling, greyish’, like the eyes of Pallas Athene.

A Dictionary of Ecology MICHAEL ALLABY

glaucous

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glaucous dull-green. XVII. f. L. glaucus — Gr. glaukós bluish-green or grey; see -OUS.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

glaucous

views updated May 29 2018

glaucous Sea-green or bluish-green in colour, or having a waxy, bluish-green bloom, as on a plum. Originally, the word meant bright, sparkling, greyish, like the eyes of Pallas Athena.

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences MICHAEL ALLABY