glareous

1 of 2

variant of glaireous

glareous

2 of 2

adjective

glar·​e·​ous

ˈgla(a)rēəs

: growing in gravelly soil

glareous plants

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin glarea gravel + English -ous

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