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rugose
[ roo-gohs, roo-gohs ]
adjective
- having wrinkles; wrinkled; ridged.
- Botany. rough and wrinkled: applied to leaves in which the reticulate venation is very prominent beneath, with corresponding creases on the upper side.
rugose
/ ruːˈɡɒsɪtɪ; ˈruːɡəʊs; -ɡəʊz; -ɡɪt; ˈruːɡeɪt /
adjective
- wrinkled
rugose leaves
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Derived Forms
- rugosity, noun
- ˈܲDz, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms
- gDz· adverb
- ·Dz··ٲ [roo-, gos, -i-tee], noun
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rugose1
C18: from Latin ūōܲ , from ū a wrinkle
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It has a tripartite, weaponised tail, a few tentacles, thick, rugose armour and sharp triangular spines projecting from the shoulder and back.
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Note the rugose look to the upper eyelids.
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Shell fusiform, reddish brown, with whitish bands; smooth; spire plaited and striated; base rugose; pillar 4 plaited.
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S. gramínea, L. Resembling the last; leaves linear-lanceolate, broadest above the base; pedicels widely spreading; seeds strongly but minutely rugose.—Becoming rather frequent.
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You should be able to see the rugose dorsal crest along the length of the snout.
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