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furfuraceous

adj

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin furfur (“bran”) + -aceous.

  1. borrowed from furfur

Definitions

  1. Made of bran.

  2. Resembling bran

    Resembling bran; having or characterised by small flakes that resemble bran or dandruff.

    • When she looked at photographs of raging urticaria or furfuraceous rashes, she teetered between repulsion and captivation.

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Derived

furfuraceous cretinism, furfuraceous desquamation

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