lanuginose

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lanuginose

/ləˈnjuːd͡ʒənəʊs/ UK
/ləˈnjuːd͡ʒɪnəʊs/ UK
/ləˈnud͡ʒənoʊs/ US
/ləˈnjud͡ʒənoʊs/ US

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Borrowed from Latin lānūginōsus, from lānūgō, lānūginis (“woolly substance, down”), from lāna (“wool”).

adjective more lanuginose · most lanuginose · lanuginous

especially Covered with down or fine soft hairs (lanugo); downy or fuzzy. lanuginose fruit

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adj Covered with down

Español	lanuginoso
Français	lanugineux
Italiano	lanuginoso
Română	lanuginos

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"lanuginose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lanuginose. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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lanuginose. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lanuginose

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"lanuginose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lanuginose.

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@misc{lanuginose_2026,
  title = {lanuginose},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lanuginose},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}