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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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Origin of strigose

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

Words nearby strigose

stridulate, stridulous, strife, strigiform, strigil, strigose, strijdom, strikable, strike, strike a balance, strike a bargain
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Words related to strigose

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

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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012