squamulose

American  

[skwam-yuh-lohs, skwey-myuh-] / ˈskwæm jəˌloʊs, ˈskweɪ mjə- /

adjective

1. furnished or covered with tiny scales.

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squamulose British  

/ ˈskweɪ-, ˈskwæmjʊˌləʊs, -ˌləʊz /

adjective

1. (esp of plants or their parts) covered with minute scales

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Etymology

Origin of squamulose

1840–50; < Latin squāmula small scale ( squām ( a ) scale + -ula -ule ) + -ose ¹

Example Sentences

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squamulose

P. 8-14 cm. hemispher. exp. obtuse, somewhat velvety, pulverulent or obsoletely squamulose, golden tawny; g. adnexed, ventricose, paler than p.; s. 10-16 cm. stuffed, nearly equal, even; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. 2-4 cm. convex then plane, very obtuse then depr. squamulose, whitish, fuscous-fibrillose; g. adnate, crowded; s. hollow, pale straw-colour then fuscescent; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. convex, exp. yellow with darker deciduous scales, then glabrous; g. adnate, golden then orange; s. solid, bulbous, floccosely squamulose below ring. erebia, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. 2-3 cm. obtusely umb. viscid, pale umber then greyish, margin downy; g. very distant, tinged pink; s. 5-7 cm. white, apex squamulose; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. subglobose then exp. umbil. and depr. umber, minutely squamulose; g. pale violet; s. bright blue, base bulbous with white down; sp. rough, 8-10.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George