pruinose, a. Nat. Hist.
(ˈpruːɪnəʊs)
[ad. L. pruīnōs-us frosty, f. pruīn-a hoar-frost: see -ose.]
Covered with a fine whitish powdery substance giving the appearance of hoar-frost; frosted.
| 1826 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 284 Pruinose,..when the splendour of the surface is somewhat obscured by the appearance of a bloom upon it like that of a plum, but which cannot be detached. 1847 W. E. Steele Field Bot. 54 Barren stem pruinose. 1861 H. Hagen Synops. Neuropt. N. Amer. 70 Sides yellow pruinose, with a broad superior brassy-brown stripe. 1887 W. Phillips Brit. Discomycetes 165 Cup sessile,..chalky white, pruinose. |