rugose
Americanadjective
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having wrinkles; wrinkled; ridged.
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Botany. rough and wrinkled: applied to leaves in which the reticulate venation is very prominent beneath, with corresponding creases on the upper side.
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Etymology
Origin of rugose
First recorded in 1695–1705, rugose is from the Latin word rūgōsus wrinkled. See ruga, -ose 1
Example Sentences
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It has a tripartite, weaponised tail, a few tentacles, thick, rugose armour and sharp triangular spines projecting from the shoulder and back.
From Scientific American • Jul. 25, 2013
Note the rugose look to the upper eyelids.
From Scientific American • May 24, 2012
You should be able to see the rugose dorsal crest along the length of the snout.
From Scientific American • Apr. 5, 2012
Shell fusiform, reddish brown, with whitish bands; smooth; spire plaited and striated; base rugose; pillar 4 plaited.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William
Stamens 4, ascending and approximate in pairs under the upper lip; the filaments of the upper pair longer than the others in P. tuberosa, with an awl-shaped appendage at base; anther-cells divergent and confluent.—Leaves rugose.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
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