scrobiculate

American

[skroh-bik-yuh-lit, -leyt] / skroʊˈbɪk jə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

Botany, Zoology.

furrowed or pitted.

scrobiculate British

/ -ˌleɪt, skrəʊˈbɪkjʊlɪt /

adjective

biology having a surface covered with small round pits or grooves

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Etymology

Origin of scrobiculate

1800–10; < Latin scrobicul ( us ) small planting hole ( scrobi ( s ) ditch + -culus -cule ¹ ) + -ate ¹

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