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gla•bres•cent
(glā bres′ənt),USA pronunciation adj. [Bot.]
- Botanybecoming glabrous.
- Latin glabrēscent- (stem of glabrēscēns, present participle of glabrēscere to become smooth), equivalent. to glabr-, stem of glaber smooth + -ēscent- -escent
- 1855–60