infumate

adjective

1. Somewhat translucent with a mottled smokey appearance.

   The posterior wings are transparent and iridescent, infumate at the extreme base along the dorsal margin, and their nervuration is to a large extent pale, becoming dark towards the apex.

Where it comes from

First attested in 1847; borrowed from Latin infumātus, perfect passive participle of infumō (“to infumate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + fumō (“to smoke”), from fumus (“smoke”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry infumate (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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