- incanous
- a. covered with soft white hairs.
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incanous
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Incanous — In*ca nous, a. [L. incanus; pref. in in + canus hoary.] (Bot.) Hoary with white pubescence. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incanous — ə̇nkānəs adjective Etymology: Latin incanus, back formation from incanescere to become white, from in in (II) + canescere to become white, incho. of canēre to be gray, white more at canescent : hoary with white pubescence * * * incanous, a. Bot.… … Useful english dictionary
incanous — in·ca·nous … English syllables
