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rimose
[ rahy-mohs, rahy-mohs ]
adjective
- full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
rimose
/ -ˈməʊz; raɪˈməʊs; raɪˈmɒsɪtɪ /
adjective
- (esp of plant parts) having the surface marked by a network of intersecting cracks
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Derived Forms
- ˈrimosely, adverb
- rimosity, noun
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Other Words From
- rimose·ly adverb
- ri·mos·i·ty [rahy-, mos, -i-tee], noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rimose1
C18: from Latin rīmōsus , from rīma a split, crack
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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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