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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pruinose /ˈpruːɪnəʊs, -z/

▶adjective chiefly Botany covered with white powdery granules; frosted in appearance.

– origin C19: from L. pruinosus, from pruina ‘hoar frost’.

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