albugineous

== English == === Etymology === See albugo and albuginea. === Adjective === albugineous (not comparable) (anatomy) Resembling the white of the eye, or of an egg. It is applied to various white or whitish things in the body. Synonym: albuminous ==== Usage notes ==== Seldom used in modern English outside of the derived terms, especially albugineous humor ==== Derived terms ==== albugineous humor albugineous tunic (tunica albuginea) === References === “albugineous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.