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glabrous

glab·rous

UK/ˈɡleɪbɹəs/ US/ˈɡlæ-/ uncommon

adjective

1.

having no hair or similar growth; smooth

  • “glabrous stems”
  • “glabrous leaves”
  • “a glabrous scalp”
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Origin

From Latin glaber (“smooth; bald, hairless”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives, denoting possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance). Glaber is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰleh₂dʰ- (“smooth; bright, shining”), possibly from *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).

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