squarrose

squarrose
squarrosely, adv.
/skwar"ohs, skwo rohs"/, adj. Biol.
denoting any rough or ragged surface.
[1750-60; < L squarrosus scurfy, scaly]

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  • Squarrose — Squar*rose (skw[o^]r*r[o^]s or skw[o^]r r[=o]s ; 277), a. [L. squarrosus (perhaps) scurfy, scabby.] Ragged or full of loose scales or projecting parts; rough; jagged; as: (a) (Bot. & Zo[ o]l.) Consisting of scales widely divaricating; having… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • squarrose — [skwar′ōs, skwə rōs′] adj. [L squarrosus] 1. Biol. rough or scaly 2. Bot. having tips projecting at right angles, or having spreading bracts squarrosely adv …   English World dictionary

  • Squarrose-slashed — Squarrose Squar*rose (skw[o^]r*r[o^]s or skw[o^]r r[=o]s ; 277), a. [L. squarrosus (perhaps) scurfy, scabby.] Ragged or full of loose scales or projecting parts; rough; jagged; as: (a) (Bot. & Zo[ o]l.) Consisting of scales widely divaricating;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • squarrose white aster — smulkialapis astrūnas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Symphyotrichum ericoides), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Symphyotrichum ericoides angl. dense flower aster; elongate aster; heath… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • squarrose — adj. [L. squarrosus, rough] Rough with projecting scale like processes, divided into upright and nonparallel with the plane …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • squarrose — adjective rough or scaly …   Wiktionary

  • squarrose — adj. scaly, covered with scales …   English contemporary dictionary

  • squarrose — a. Ragged, rough, jagged …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • squarrose — squar·rose …   English syllables

  • squarrose — /ˈskwæroʊs/ (say skwarohs), /ˈskwɒroʊs/ (say skworohs) adjective denoting any rough or ragged surface. {Latin squarrōsus} …  

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