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Definition of: pruinose
(pr
′i·nōs) adjective Biol.
Having the surface characterized by a secretion or outgrowth so as to appear frosted; powdery, as the bloom on a cabbage leaf, or the floury appearance of some cicadas and beetles. [<L pruinosus frosty <pruina hoarfrost]
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