cirrous

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English cirr-

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der.

Latin -ōsus

Old French -usbor.

Middle English -ous

English -ous

English cirrous

From cirr- + -ous.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪɹəs/

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• Homophone: cirrus
• Rhymes: -ɪɹəs
• Hyphenation: cirr‧ous

Adjective

cirrous (comparative more cirrous, superlative most cirrous)

1. (botany, zoology) Pertaining to cirri; having filaments, fibrous.
   • 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society, published 2007, page 198:

     And Ivy divided from the root, we have observed to live some years, by the cirrous parts commonly conceived but as tentacles and holdfasts unto it.

2. Pertaining to cirrus clouds.