rimose

[ rahy-mohs, rahy-mohs ]

adjective

1. full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.

rimose

/ -ˈməʊz; raɪˈməʊs; raɪˈmɒsɪtɪ /

adjective

1. (esp of plant parts) having the surface marked by a network of intersecting cracks

Derived Forms

• ˈrimosely, adverb
• rimosity, noun

Other Words From

• rimose·ly adverb
• ri·mos·i·ty [rahy-, mos, -i-tee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rimose¹

1720–30; < Latin rīmōsus full of cracks, equivalent to rīm ( a ) cleft, crack, chink + -ōsus -ose ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of rimose¹

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

Example Sentences

The pileus is pulvinate-ungulate, much dilated, deeply sulcate; cinnamon, then brown or blackish; very much cracked or rimose.

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