| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| furfuraceous |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fur·fu·ra·ceous |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  fûr f -r  shs, -fy- |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Made of or covered with scaly particles, such as dandruff. 2. Relating to or resembling bran. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Late Latin furfurceus, branlike, scaly : Latin furfur, bran + Latin -ceus, -aceous.
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