scurfy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of scurfy
Example Sentences
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The duo mapped a piece of chromosome from a scurfy mouse, a huge undertaking at the time, and planned to look at 20 genes in that area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
The lurching subway car on New York's ancient IRT line was a meticu lous replica of the real thing, complete with dirty windows and a scurfy litter of candy wrappers on the floor.
From Time Magazine Archive
Leightoni, B. P. 1-1.5 cm. at first obliquely conical then shell-shaped, umber or lead-colour, scurfy and with short black bristles; g. distant, tan, forked at base; sp. ——. algidus, Fr.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
Differs from I. lacera in dark scurfy apex of s. obscura, Pers.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
Underneath, the leaf is always scurfy, even when the ripening turns its color from bronze to brown, yellow or dull red.
From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen
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