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strigose

[ strahy-gohs ]
/ ˈstraɪ goʊs /
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adjective

Botany. set with stiff bristles of hairs; hispid.
Zoology. marked with fine, closely set ridges, grooves, or points.

RELATED WORDS

striate, ridged, variegated, marked, striped, tore, grooved, whelked, barred, striated, streaky, brindled, linear, lineate, liny, pied

Nearby words

stridulously, strife, strigiform, strigil, strigilate, strigose, strijdom, strikable, strike, strike a balance, strike a bargain

Origin of strigose

1785–95; < Latin strig(a) furrow, row of bristles (akin to stria stria) + -ose1
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British Dictionary definitions for strigose

strigose

/ (ˈstraɪɡəʊs) /

adjective

botany bearing stiff hairs or bristlesstrigose leaves
zoology marked with fine closely set grooves or ridges

Word Origin for strigose

C18: via New Latin strigōsus, from striga a bristle, from Latin: grain cut down
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