GLAUCOUS

glaucous

(adjective) having a frosted look from a powdery coating, as on plants; “glaucous stems”; “glaucous plums”; “glaucous grapes”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

glaucous (comparative more glaucous, superlative most glaucous)

(color) Of a pale grey or bluish-green, especially when covered with a powdery residue.

(botany) Covered with a bloom or a pale powdery covering, regardless of colour.

Source: Wiktionary


Glau"cous, a. Etym: [L. glaucus, Gr.

1. Of a sea-green color; of a dull green passing into grayish blue. Lindley.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Covered with a fine bloom or fine white powder easily rubbed off, as that on a blue plum, or on a cabbage leaf. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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