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< fulgurite
fuliginous >
ful·gu·rous
(f
l
gy
r-
s, -g
r-, f
l
-)
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
Emitting flashes of lightning.
Emitting flashes similar to lightning.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin
fulgur
,
lightning
; see
fulgurate
+
-ous
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