rimose

[ rahy-mohs, rahy-mohs ]

adjective

full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.

Origin of rimose

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

Also ri·mous [rahy-muhs]. /ˈraɪ məs/.

Other words from rimose

ri·mose·ly, adverb
ri·mos·i·ty [rahy-mos-i-tee], /raɪˈmɒs ɪ ti/, noun

Words Nearby rimose

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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

Origin of rimose

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

Derived forms of rimose

rimosely, adverb
rimosity (raɪˈmɒsɪtɪ), noun

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