uveous

English

Etymology 1

From uva +‎ -eous.

Adjective

uveous (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grape or grapes.
    • 1879, Robert Scott, Poems, page 3,
      Behind, concealed by woods of pine, / There grew on plains the uveous vine;
Synonyms
  • (of or pertaining to grapes): grapey

Etymology 2

From uvea +‎ -ous. (Related to above via Latin uva.)

Adjective

uveous (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of the uvea; uveal.
    • 1721, Cotton Mather, The Christian Philosopher: A Collection of the Best Discoveries in Nature, with Religious Improvements, 1815, page 250,
      The uveous coat and the inside of the choroides are wonderfully blackened; […] .
    • 1760, cataract, entry in Thomas Dyche, A New General Engliſh Dictionary, unnumbered page,
      […] alſo a diſtemper in the eyes cauſed by the congelation of phlegm between the uveous coat and cryſtalline humour.
Synonyms
  • (of or pertaining to the uvea): uveal
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