scabrid

/ (ˈskæbrɪd) /

adjective

having a rough or scaly surface

Nearby words

scabies, scabietic, scabious, scabland, scablands, scabrid, scabrous, scad, scads, scaevola, scafell pike

Derived Forms

scabridity (skəˈbrɪdɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for scabrid

C19: see scabrous

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Examples from the Web for scabrid

Leaves narrower, flat, tending to roll up, scabrid above and hairy beneath.
Grasses|H. Marshall Ward
The flowering glumes are 3-nerved, paleate; palea is complicate; keels are strong, scabrid or ciliate.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The second glume is lanceolate, acuminate, equal to or a little longer than the third glume with a scabrid keel.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The first glume is lanceolate, acute, shorter than the second, with a keel which is scabrid.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

The first glume is oblong-lanceolate, 5-nerved, pitted above the middle, with recurved margins and scabrid keels and nerves.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar