glabrous

[ gley-bruh s ]
/ ˈgleɪ brəs /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR glabrous ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective Zoology, Botany.

having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.

Origin of glabrous

1630–40; < Latin glabr- (stem of glaber) smooth, hairless + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM glabrous

sub·gla·brous, adjective

Words nearby glabrous

glabella, glabellum, glaber, glabrate, glabrescent, glabrous, glace, glace bay, glacial, glacial acetic acid, glacial drift

Words related to glabrous

naked, barren, bare, hairless, bald, clean-shaven, head, exposed, smooth, uncovered, shaven, depilated, stark, baldheaded, egghead, beardless, glabrate, glabrescent, shorn

Example sentences from the Web for glabrous

British Dictionary definitions for glabrous

glabrous

glabrate (ˈɡleɪbreɪt, -brɪt)

/ (ˈɡleɪbrəs) /

adjective

biology without hair or a similar growth; smooth a glabrous stem

Derived forms of glabrous

glabrousness, noun

Word Origin for glabrous

C17 glabrous, from Latin glaber

Medical definitions for glabrous

glabrous
[ glā′brəs ]

adj.

Having no hairs or projections, especially on body parts that normally have hair; smooth.