scarious

[ skair-ee-uhs ]

adjectiveBotany.
  1. thin, dry, and membranous, as certain bracts; chaffy.

Origin of scarious

1
1800–10; alteration of scariose<New Latin scariōsus< ?; see -ous

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scarious

scariose (ˈskɛərɪˌəʊs)

/ (ˈskɛərɪəs) /


adjective
  1. (of plant parts) membranous, dry, and brownish in colour: scarious bracts

Origin of scarious

1
C19: from New Latin scariōsus, of uncertain origin

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