Glabrous


[gley-bruh s] /ˈgleɪ brəs/

adjective, Zoology, Botany.
1.
having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.
/ˈɡleɪbrəs/
adjective
1.
(biology) without hair or a similar growth; smooth: a glabrous stem
adj.

1630s, from Latin glaber “hairless, smooth, bald” (see glad).

glabrous gla·brous (glā’brəs)
adj.
Having no hairs or projections, especially on body parts that normally have hair; smooth.

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