- having a frosted look from a powdery coating, as on plants; "glaucous stems"; "glaucous plums"; "glaucous grapes"
- Of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge, especially when covered with a powdery residue; Covered with a bloom or a pale powdery covering, regardless of colour
- thinly covered with a whitish bloom.
- bluish to whitish green. Often used to describe juvenile leaves with a waxy bloom or small fine hairs.
- With a whitish or grayish covering that can be rubbed off.
- non-shiney, dull, a greyish bloom on leaves
- Covered with a wax-like bloom, applied to the cuticle of some cactus species.
- pale blue green or grayish green furze that easily wipes off
- Covered with a fine white powdery substance that rubs off, like that on a cabbage leaf.
- Having a bluish gray waxy surface. (21)
- Term describing waxy film on the surface of a leaf or stem, giving it a bluish appearance and serving to reduce water loss.
- Covered with a waxy bloom or whitish material that rubs off readily, e.g. the bloom on many sorts of grape.
- a waxy coating (or bloom) producing a white to blue coloring over the plant parts, the coating is capable of rubbing or washing off especially in hot conditions
- In describing plant parts, especially leaves and stems, refers to a waxy, whitish coating.
- Blue-green or a blue-gray to white powdery bloom which usually refers to the leaves and stems. Green grapes would be described as glaucous also.
- powdery covering; e.g., Acer negundo, Rhus glabra
- (GLAW-kus) -- Having a whitish or grayish bloom on the foliage as in Brassavola glauca.
- Covered with a fine, waxy, removable powder that imparts a whitish or bluish cast to the surface.
- A special powdery or waxy coating on the stems and foliage
- yellowish-green ("glaucous twilight")
- Covered with a thin layer of wax. Glaucous plant parts often appear blue-gray, blue-green, or gray-green. The term is also used to denote such coloration.
- Covered with a white wax.
- Of a sea-green colour.