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Glabrate vs Glabrescent - What's the difference?

glabrate | glabrescent |

As adjectives the difference between glabrate and glabrescent

is that glabrate is becoming smooth (as if with age) while glabrescent is becoming glabrous, hairless, or smooth; glabrate.

glabrate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Becoming smooth (as if with age)
  • (botany) Somewhat glabrous
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    glabrescent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Becoming glabrous, hairless, or smooth; glabrate.

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