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    Politus

    /POL-ih-tus/
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    Also known as: polita, politum

    A texture epithet for a surface that is smooth and lustrous, as though it had been buffed, so that leaves or fruit catch the light cleanly rather than looking matt. It is a close neighbour of laevigatus, which stresses smoothness rather than shine. Appears as politus (masculine), polita (feminine), or politum (neuter).

    Etymology

    From Latin politus, meaning "polished" or "refined," from polire (to polish).

    Example

    Veronica polita (grey field-speedwell) carries the epithet in its feminine ending.