PRUINA

Meaning of PRUINA in English

[ L. ] Hoar-frost.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms. Словарь английских синонимов. 2012

PRUINA — (-ína) n 1. frost, hoarfrost; 2. bloom (the bloom on fruit)
Interlingua English vocab
FREEZE — I. verb (froze; frozen; freezing) Etymology: Middle English fresen, from Old English frēosan; akin to Old High German friosan to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FREEZE — I. ˈfrēz verb ( froze ˈfrōz ; or dialect friz ˈfriz ; fro·zen ˈfrōz ə n ; or chiefly dialect …
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PRURIENT — -nt adjective Etymology: Latin prurient-, pruriens, present participle of prurire to itch, long for, be wanton; akin to Latin pruna …
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PRUINOSE — ˈprüəˌnōs adjective Etymology: Latin pruinosus covered with frost, from pruina hoarfrost + -osus -ose — more at freeze : covered …
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PRUINESCENCE — ˌprüəˈnes ə n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin pruina + English -escence : the state of being pruinose ; …
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PRUINATE — ˈprüəˌnāt adjective Etymology: Latin pruina hoarfrost + English -ate : pruinose
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FREEZE — I. ˈfrēz verb ( froze ˈfrōz ; fro·zen ˈfrō-z ə n ; freez·ing ) Etymology: Middle English fresen, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRURIENT — adjective Etymology: Latin prurient-, pruriens, present participle of prurire to itch, crave; akin to Latin pruna glowing coal, Sanskrit ploṣati …
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PRUINOSE — adjective Etymology: Latin pruinosus covered with hoarfrost, from pruina hoarfrost — more at freeze Date: circa 1826 : covered with …
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PRUINOSE — [ 'pru:ɪnəʊs , -z ] ■ adjective chiefly Botany covered with white powdery granules; frosted in appearance. Origin C19: from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PRURIENT — [pru.ri.ent] adj [L prurient-, pruriens, prp. of prurire to itch, crave; akin to L pruna glowing coal, Skt plosati he …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRUINOSE — [pru.i.nose] adj [L pruinosus covered with hoarfrost, fr. pruina hoarfrost--more at freeze] (ca. 1826): covered with whitish dust or bloom …
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FREEZE — [freeze] vb froze ; fro.zen ; freez.ing [ME fresen, fr. OE freosan; akin to OHG friosan to freeze, L pruina …
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FREEZE — / friːz; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( froze / frəʊz; NAmE froʊz/ fro·zen / ˈfrəʊzn; NAmE ˈfroʊzn/) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRUINOSE — adj. esp. Bot. covered with white powdery granules; frosted in appearance. [L pruinosus f. pruina hoar-frost]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRUINOSE — adj. esp. Bot. covered with white powdery granules; frosted in appearance. [ L pruinosus f. pruina hoar-frost ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRUINOSE — adj. esp. Bot. covered with white powdery granules; frosted in appearance. Etymology: L pruinosus f. pruina hoar-frost
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