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Definition of Lubricous
1. a. Lubric.
Definition of Lubricous
1. Adjective. (mycology biology) slimy to the touch. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lubricous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lubricous
Literary usage of Lubricous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dizionario delle lingue italiana ed ingleseby Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti by Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti (1807)
"Lubrico, lubricous, vain, deceitful, uncertain, fallacious.——Lúbrico, given,
inclined or addicted to evi! things.—Lúbrico, loose in the belly. ..."
2. Fresh-water Algae of the United States: (exclusive of the Diatomaceae by Francis Wolle (1887)
"Forming often large, lubricous masses in ponds or pools, pale yellow green, or
light greenish yellow. Not rare. Syn. ..."
3. An Introduction to Entomology: Or Elements of the Natural History of Insects by William Kirby, William Spence (1826)
"... cavity) of the cheek, in which, being perfectly smooth and lubricous, it moves
readily, but without synovia, like a rotula in its aceta- ..."
4. An Arrangement of British Plants: According to the Latest Improvements of by William Withering (1830)
"It is a large plant; the lower part of the main stem consists of a lubricous
skin, which in the secondary branches becomes gradually finer till those ..."
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