atrous en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈeɪtɹəs/
Etymology
From Latin āter (“dark, black”) + -ous.
Meanings
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Jet-black in color.
Perithecia sparse, innate, then erumpent for apical portion, subglobose, atrous, with ostiollar portion a little enlarged.
1968, Iconographia Mycologica - Issues 22-27:Head atrous, viridescent on lateral frontal spaces and occiput, gulae, basal part of mentum on each side of median tooth brightly viridescent; prothorax atrous, with viridescent tints on disc and wide brassy-green basal and lateral margins.
1917, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales:Male atrous leadcolourd^([sic]) on the upper side, under side a mixture of whitish and ferruginous with cuspidate fasciae ;
1830, Jonathan Stokes, Botanical Commentaries- Volume 1:The throng shouted, female Eligor flung flowers from the roofs as the rhythmic chiming of iron-shod riding beasts came clearer, and the first of the mighty array swung into view in the broad, atrous streets that curved round the spired Grand Union of Imperial Opal.
2014, Mark Alan Lindsley, Future Earth, page 405:An imposing portrait of a Caucasian male holding an atrous book with a sheepish smile hung ominously over the bed.
2013, DB Angel, The Gift, page 13:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more atrous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most atrous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |