Definition of Glaucous. Meaning of Glaucous. Synonyms of Glaucous

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Definition of Glaucous

Glaucous
Glaucous Glau"cous, a. [L. glaucus, Gr. ?.] 1. Of a sea-green color; of a dull green passing into grayish blue. --Lindley. 2. (Bot.) Covered with a fine bloom or fine white powder easily rubbed off, as that on a blue plum, or on a cabbage leaf. --Gray.

Meaning of Glaucous from wikipedia

- such as the glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus), glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens), glaucous macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus), and glaucous tanager (Thraupis...
- The glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) is a large gull, the second-largest gull in the world. The genus name is from Latin larus, which appears to have...
- The glaucous macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus) is a critically endangered or possibly extinct species of large, blue and grey South American parrot, a member...
- The glaucous tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. The term glaucous describes its colouration. It is found in...
- Carex rostrata, the bottle sedge or beaked sedge, is a perennial species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae. The species is native to Holarctic fens and...
- Salix discolor, the American **** willow or glaucous willow, is a species of willow native to North America, one of two species commonly called ****...
- The glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens) is a large, white-headed gull. The genus name is from Latin Larus which appears to have referred to a gull...
- prickly stems and climbs by means of tendrils. Leaves are notably gray-glaucous to whitish beneath. It commonly inhabits wooded areas and fences and is...
- Diploclisia glaucescens is a species of flowering plant. It is an extensively spreading climber found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, China, Indonesia and...
- Rosa dumalis, the glaucous dog rose, is a species of rose in the Rosaceae family. The native range of this rose stretches from Europe to the Caucasus and...