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ru⋅gate

  [roo-geyt, -git]
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–adjective
wrinkle; rugose.
Origin:
1840–50; < L rūgātus, ptp. of rūgāre to become wrinkled. See ruga, -ate 1
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ru·ga   (rōō'gə)   
n.   pl. ru·gae (-gē', -gī') Biology
A fold, crease, or wrinkle, as in the lining of the stomach. Often used in the plural.

[Latin rūga.]
ru'gate' (-gāt') adj.
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