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squarrose

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squar⋅rose

  [skwar-ohs, skwo-rohs]
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–adjective Biology.
denoting any rough or ragged surface.
Origin:
1750–60; < L squarrōsus scurfy, scaly

Related forms:
squar⋅rose⋅ly, adverb
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squar·rose   (skwār'ōs', skwär'-)   
adj.   Botany

  1. Having rough or spreading scalelike processes.

  2. Spreading or recurved at the tip: squarrose bracts.


[Latin squarrōsus, scabby.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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