Term used to describe the pale grey or bluish-green appearance of birds or plants.
1 The glaucous or lavender-blue colour is beautifully enlivened with the crystal dots.
2 The Loranthus of the Myal grows also on other Acacias with glaucous leaves.
3 Soames remained at his post of fidelity to the glaucous witch.
4 A slimy glaucous mushroom hidden among moss and debris is a verdigris agaric.
5 It is a dwarf spreading shrub, with intensely glaucous leaves and white flowers.
6 Probably the best of the native firs for the northeastern region; leaves broad, glaucous .
7 Sometimes she met his steady, glaucous eye as she passed him in the dance.
8 The glaucous quality is most pronounced, and quite justifies the common name Blue Grass.
9 Mrs. Bodiham looked at him; her pale, glaucous eyes reflected his action without comment.
10 They are all remarkable for their fresh green and glaucous foliage and handsome flowers.
11 It is, however, not quite so early; and the leaves are longer and more glaucous .
12 The leaves are strap-shaped, stout and glaucous , and about the same length as the scapes.
13 The foliage is a glaucous gray-green, and the branches have a twisted and tufted appearance.
14 The leaves are oval, lanceolate, glaucous on their inferior part, and curled at the edges.
15 The leaves are purplish, somewhat glaucous , cut and fringed.
16 The glaucous eyes gazed out at nothing at all.
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