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.

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  • noun dated A leucoma.

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  • 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

  • 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.

    languagehat.com: ELVER AND ALBUM. 2005

  • 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

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

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