rimose

[ rahy-mohs, rahy-mohs ]

/ ˈraɪ moʊs, raɪˈmoʊs /

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adjective

full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.

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Also ri·mous

[rahy-muhs]. /ˈraɪ məs/.

Origin of rimose

1720–30; <Latin rīmōsus full of cracks, equivalent to rīm(a) cleft, crack, chink + -ōsus-ose¹

OTHER WORDS FROM rimose

ri·mose·ly, adverbri·mos·i·ty

[rahy-mos-i-tee], /raɪˈmɒs ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby rimose

rim lock, rim man, rimmed, rimmed steel, Rimmer, rimose, Rimouski, rimple, rimrock, Rimsky-Korsakov, rimstone

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How to use rimose in a sentence

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 forms of rimose

rimosely, adverbrimosity (raɪˈmɒsɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for rimose

C18: from Latin rīmōsus, from rīma a split, crack

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Medical definitions for rimose

rimose

[ rī′mōs′, rī-mōs′ ]

adj.

Full of chinks, cracks, or crevices.