A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin


glabrous, smooth, q.v., especially not hairy or pubescent, lacking hairs, scales or other indument, e.g. that may be normally present in the genus or species: glabellus,-a,-um (adj.A), glaber, glabra, glabrum (adj.A); (declined like pulcher, q.v.); cf. calvus,-a,-um (adj.A), ‘bald, hairless’ as with age; tonsus,-a,-um (part.A), q.v.,‘shaven’ may refer to a glabrous organ (not puberulent); see naked, unarmed; - herba omnino glabra, herb entirely glabrous. - tubo extus glabro, with the tube externally glabrous. - herba monophylla folio glabro, herb one-leaved with the leaf glabrous. - ramuli glabri tenues foliis glabris, branchlets glabrous thin with leaves glabrous (Stearn). - caulis glaber, stem glabrous - folia atque semina glabra, laevia, leaves and also seeds glabrous, smooth. - perianthio pistillato glabro, with the pistillate perianth glabrous. - calycibus glabris (non confertim hirsutis), with calyces glabrous (not densely hirsute). - stipulis lanceolatis, ubi juvenibus tomentosis, ubi adultis glabris, with stipules lanceolate, when young, tomentose, when adult glabrous. - membrana aperturae glabra vel granulata, membrane aperture smooth or granulate. - bacca, glabra, didyma, 2-sperma (Necker), the berry glabrous, paired, 2-seeded. - foliis pinnati-sectis subtus velutinis, superne glabris (DeCandolle), with the leaves pinnatisect, below velvety, above glabrous [i.e. hairless]. - segmentis glaberrimis ovatis acuminatis triplinerviis (DeCandolle), with the segments very glabrous, ovate, acuminate, triple-nerved. - foliis carnosis lanceolatis enerviis, subtus glabris, supra pubescentibus, (DeCandolle), with the leaves fleshy, lanceolate, lacking nerves, glabrous underneath, pubescent above.
glabrous-: in L. comp., glabri-; - glabrangulatus, with glabrous angles; glabrantherus, with glabrous anthers; glabranthus, with glabrous flowers. - glabricostatus, with glabrous midrib; glabriflorus, with glabrous flowers; glabripetalus, with glabrous petals; glabrisemineus, with glabrous seeds; glabrispiculus, with glabrous spikelets; glabritunicatus, smooth-walled. in Gk. comp., psilo-; - psilandrus, with glabrous stamens; psilantherus, with glabrous anthers, psilanthus, with glabrous flowers; psilobotrys, with glabrous racemes; psilipetalus, with glabrous petals; psilophyllus, with glabrous leaves; psilospermus, with glabrous seeds; psilosporus, with glabrous spores.
Glabrous state, “glabrousness:” glabritia,-ae (s.f.I), q.v., abl. sg. glabritia, glabrities,-etis (s.f.V), abl.sg. glabritie.