rimose
[ rahy-mohs, rahy-mohs ]
/ ˈraɪ moʊs, raɪˈmoʊs /
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adjective
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
Nearby words
rimless, rimmed, rimmed steel, rimmer, rimmer, william, rimose, rimosely, rimosity, rimous, rimouski, rimple
Also ri·mous [rahy-muh s] /ˈraɪ məs/.
Origin of rimose
Related formsri·mose·ly, adverbri·mos·i·ty [rahy-mos-i-tee] /raɪˈmɒs ɪ ti/, noun
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Examples from the Web for rimose
The pileus is pulvinate-ungulate, much dilated, deeply sulcate; cinnamon, then brown or blackish; very much cracked or rimose.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
British Dictionary definitions for rimose
rimose
/ (raɪˈməʊs, -ˈməʊz) /
adjective
(esp of plant parts) having the surface marked by a network of intersecting cracks
Derived Formsrimosely, adverbrimosity (raɪˈmɒsɪtɪ), noun
Word Origin for rimose
C18: from Latin rīmōsus, from rīma a split, crack
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Medicine definitions for rimose
rimose
[ rī′mōs′, rī-mōs′ ]
adj.
Full of chinks, cracks, or crevices.
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