- Pulveraceous
- Pulveraceous Pul`ver*a"ceous, a. (Bot.) Having a finely powdered surface; pulverulent. [1913 Webster]
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Pulveraceous
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pulveraceous — pulveraceous, a. Bot. and Zool. (pʌlvəˈreɪʃəs) [f. L. pulver em powder, dust + aceous.] Covered or sprinkled with powder; pulverulent. Gray in Webster … Useful english dictionary
pulverize — v.t. reduce to powder or fragments; grind; smash. ♦ pulveraceous, pulverous, pulverulent, a. covered with dust; dusty; crumbling into dust. ♦ pulverulence, n … Dictionary of difficult words
