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ru⋅gose

  [roo-gohs, roo-gohs]
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–adjective
1. having wrinkles; wrinkled; ridged.
2. Botany. rough and wrinkled: applied to leaves in which the reticulate venation is very prominent beneath, with corresponding creases on the upper side.
Origin:
1695–1705; < L rūgōsus wrinkled. See ruga, -ose 1

Related forms:
ru⋅gose⋅ly, adverb
ru⋅gos⋅i⋅ty  [roo-gos-i-tee] , noun
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ru·gose   (rōō'gōs')   
adj.  

  1. Having many wrinkles or creases; ridged or wrinkled.

  2. Botany Having a rough, wrinkled surface, as in certain prominently veined leaves.


[Latin rūgōsus, from rūga, wrinkle.]
ru'gose'ly adv., ru·gos'i·ty (-gŏs'ĭ-tē) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ru·gose
Pronunciation: 'rü-"gOs
Function: adjective
: having many wrinkles <rugose skin>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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rugose ru·gose (r&oomacr;'gōs') or ru·gous (-gəs)
adj.
Having many wrinkles or creases; ridged or wrinkled.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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