glaucous

Meaning

Adjective

  • Of a pale grey or bluish-green, especially when covered with a powdery residue.
  • Covered with a bloom or a pale powdery covering, regardless of colour.

Origin

  • From Latin glaucus, from Ancient Greek γλαυκός ("blue-green, blue-grey"), 1670s. See .

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