Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A disease of the eye, characterized by deep opacity of the cornea. Sometimes called
leucoma . - noun [capitalized] In mycology, a genus of fungi erroneously called
Cystopus (which see).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Same as
leucoma .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun dated A
leucoma .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts
Etymologies
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From Latin albūgō, from albus ("white").
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Examples
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Many of the alb-words are of course quite rare, or only in specialized* use, in English: albata ["white metal, German silver", SOED]; albugo ["=leucoma"; note Greek leukos, white]; albaspine ["whitethorn, hawthorn"]; and albite ["Min.
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n. state of having wings; disposition of wings in insect. phr. - adj. belonging to bird family which includes the skylark; like or pertaining to skylark. albicant adj. - growing white. albication, n. albugo
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