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glabrous

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡleɪbrəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(glā′brəs)

gla•brous (glā′brəs),USA pronunciation adj. [Zool., Bot.]

Botany, Zoologyhaving a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.

Latin glabr- (stem of glaber) smooth, hairless + -ous
1630–40

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glabrous /ˈɡleɪbrəs/, glabrate /ˈɡleɪbreɪt; -brɪt/ adj

without hair or a similar growth; smooth

Etymology: 17th Century glabrous, from Latin glaber

'glabrous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

glabrate - glabrescent - levigate

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