Scurfy
121lepidote — /lep i doht /, adj. Bot. covered with scurfy scales or scaly spots. [1830 40; < NL lepidotus < Gk lepidotós scaly, equiv. to lepido (verbid s. of lepidoûn to make scaly; see LEPIDO ) + tos verbid suffix] * * * …
122malanders — /mal euhn deuhrz/, n. (used with a sing. v.) Vet. Pathol. a dry, scabby or scurfy eruption or scratch behind the knee in a horse s foreleg. Also, mallanders, mallenders. Cf. sallenders. [1400 50; late ME malaunder < MF malander < L malandria… …
123squarrose — squarrosely, adv. /skwar ohs, skwo rohs /, adj. Biol. denoting any rough or ragged surface. [1750 60; < L squarrosus scurfy, scaly] * * * …
124Atriplex — ▪ plant genus genus of herbs and shrubs in the amaranth family (Amaranthaceae), containing about 300 species, often found on saline soils throughout temperate and subtropical areas of the world. Saltbush and orach are common names for the group …
125furfurcaeous — adjective Covered with bran like particles; scurfy …
126scabrities — Roughness of the skin. [L., fr. scaber, scurfy] s. unguium thickening and distortion of the nails …
127scurf — SYN: dandruff. [A.S.] * * * scurf skərf n thin dry scales detached from the epidermis esp. in an abnormal skin condition specif DANDRUFF scurfy skər fē adj …
128Pomaderris paniculosa — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): E …
