Uliginose

Uliginose
Uliginose U*lig"i*nose`, Uliginous U*lig"i*nous, a. [L. uliginosus, fr. uligo, -inis, moisture, fr. uvere to be moist.] Muddy; oozy; slimy; also, growing in muddy places. [R.] --Woodward. [1913 Webster]

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  • uliginose — noun Marshy or muddy …   Wiktionary

  • uliginose —   a. marshy; muddy …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • uliginose — adj. (also uliginous) Bot. growing in wet or swampy places. Etymology: L uliginosus f. uligo ginis moisture …   Useful english dictionary

  • Uliginous — Uliginose U*lig i*nose , Uliginous U*lig i*nous, a. [L. uliginosus, fr. uligo, inis, moisture, fr. uvere to be moist.] Muddy; oozy; slimy; also, growing in muddy places. [R.] Woodward. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • u|lig|i|nous — «yoo LIHJ uh nuhs», adjective. = uliginose. (Cf. ↑uliginose) …   Useful english dictionary

  • uliginous — /yooh lij euh neuhs/, adj. Bot. growing in swamps or muddy places. Also, uliginose /yooh lij euh nohs /. [1570 80; < L uliginosus full of moisture, wet, equiv. to uligin (s. of uligo) moisture + osus OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • uliginoso — pl.m. uliginosi sing.f. uliginosa pl.f. uliginose …   Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari

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