ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Squarrose

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Squarrose is an adjective meaning Rough or scaly.

Meaning

Rough or scaly.

More Meanings

  1. Divided into shreds or jags, raised above the plane of the leaf, and not parallel to it; said of a leaf.
  2. Having scales spreading every way, or standing upright, or at right angles to the surface; said of a shell.
  3. Consisting of scales widely divaricating; having scales, small leaves, or other bodies, spreading widely from the axis on which they are crowded; said of a calyx or stem.

Synonyms for squarrose

Depending on context, synonyms include rough, scaly.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include squarrous, squarrulose, scabrous, scabrate, scaberulous, scrabbly.

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