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GLABROUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does glabrous mean?
• GLABROUS (adjective)
The adjective GLABROUS has 1 sense:
1. having no hair or similar growth; smooth
Familiarity information: GLABROUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having no hair or similar growth; smooth
Context example:
a glabrous scalp
Similar:
hairless (having no hair or fur)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Context examples
The plants are described as glabrous perennials, erect and usually woody at the base.
(Hypericum perforatum, NCI Thesaurus)
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