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Pruinescence

Pruinescence /ˌpruːɪˈnɛsəns/,[1] or pruinosity, is a "frosted" or dusty-looking coating on top of a surface. It may also be called a pruina (plural: pruinae), from the Latin word for hoarfrost.[2][3] The adjectival form is pruinose /ˈpruːɪnoʊs, -z/.

A cicada displaying ventral pruinescence.
Mature male common whitetail with pruinescence covering the abdomen.
Pruina on plums.
Characteristic pruina on cap of Clitocybe phyllophila.
  1. ^ "pruinescence, n." Oxford English Dictionary, Third edition, September 2007; online version. Oxford University Press. September 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  2. ^ See Wiktionary entry.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference HPTCLGD was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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