glabra
glabrous (hairless)
adjective GLAH-brah Rare
Origin: From Latin glaber (smooth, bald, hairless).
Also means
smooth-leaved
Usage Note
Glabra is the feminine form of glabro, a technical term in botany and anatomy meaning hairless or smooth — hoja glabra (glabrous leaf), piel glabra (hairless skin). It frequently appears in Latin plant species names like Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice). In everyday speech sin pelo or liso is used instead.
Examples
"La hoja glabra no tiene ningún vello."
Natural Translation
The glabrous leaf has no hair at all.
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