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VERNICOSE
Ver"ni*cose`, a. Etym: [See Varnish.] (Bot.)
Definition: Having a brilliantly polished surface, as some leaves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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13 November 2024
OSTENSIBLE
(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”
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