Rugose

  • 11rugose — Having a rough or ridged surface [AHD] …

    Crustacea glossary

  • 12rugose — ruːgəʊs adj. wrinkled, furrowed, ridged, corrugated …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 13rugose — [ ru:gəʊs, rʊ gəʊs] adjective chiefly Biology wrinkled; corrugated. Derivatives rugosity noun Origin ME: from L. rugosus, from ruga wrinkle …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 14rugose — a. Wrinkled, rugous …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 15rugose —   Deeply wrinkled, e.g. the dried sarcotesta of many Cycas seeds.   Cf. nitidus …

    Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

  • 16rugose — ru·gose …

    English syllables

  • 17rugose — ru•gose [[t]ˈru goʊs, ruˈgoʊs[/t]] adj. 1) having wrinkles; ridged 2) bot (of leaves) rough and wrinkled • Etymology: 1695–1705; < L rūgōsus wrinkled. See ruga, ose I ru•gos′i•ty ˈgɒs ɪ ti n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18rugose — /ˈrugoʊs/ (say roohgohs), /ruˈgoʊs/ (say rooh gohs) adjective 1. having wrinkles; wrinkled; ridged. 2. Botany rough and wrinkled (applied to leaves in which the reticulate venation is very prominent beneath with corresponding creases on the upper …

  • 19rugose —   a. ridged; wrinkled.    ♦ rugate,    ♦ rugous, a.    ♦ rugulose, a. having small or fine wrinkles.    ♦ rugosity, n …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 20rugose — adj. esp. Biol. wrinkled, corrugated. Derivatives: rugosely adv. rugosity n. Etymology: L rugosus f. ruga wrinkle …

    Useful english dictionary

Pages