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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.
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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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