Definition of Pruinose. Meaning of Pruinose. Synonyms of Pruinose

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Definition of Pruinose

Pruinose
Pruinose Pru"i*nose`, a. [L. pruinosus, fr. pruina hoarfrost.] Frosty; covered with fine scales, hairs, dust, bloom, or the like, so as to give the appearance of frost.

Meaning of Pruinose from wikipedia

- (plural: pruinae), from the Latin word for ****frost. The adjectival form is pruinose /ˈpruːɪnoʊs, -z/. In insects, a "bloom" caused by wax particles on top...
- 12 cm long by 2 to 3 mm thick, equal to slightly enlarged at the base, pruinose, colored like the cap, staining blue where bruised. Taste: Farinaceous...
- Young fruit bodies are pruinose—as if covered with a fine white powder....
- to 8 cm by 1 to 3 mm, fragile, hollow, beige to light brown, fibrous, pruinose, and slightly striate. Taste: A slightly unpleasant nutty fungal taste...
- species can be distinguished from C. micaceus by a smooth, rather than pruinose (powdery) stipe, and by having more elliptical spores. Although not conclusively...
- physically adhere to the outside of vertebrate animal bodies. epruinose Not pruinose. equitant (of a leaf) Folded lengthwise and clasping another leaf. erect...
- brown, darker where handled, paler toward the apex, brittle, fibrous, and pruinose. Odor: Mild. Taste: Unappetizing. Microscopic features: Basidia 4-sterigmate;...
- on both the flowering branch and the basal rosette, typically heavily pruinose (covered by a layer of white, waxy powder) and are thicker (0.2-0.3 cm)...
- species with the following features: elevated, white pruinose pycnidia, immersed to adnate white pruinose apothecia, and a weakly gelatinized hymenium. Inoderma...
- has a rosette-shaped, lobate thallus, and apothecia that are distinctly pruinose. It was formally described as a new species in 2002 by the lichenologists...