Squarrose
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Squarrose is an adjective meaning Rough or scaly.
Meaning
Rough or scaly.
More Meanings
- Divided into shreds or jags, raised above the plane of the leaf, and not parallel to it; said of a leaf.
- Having scales spreading every way, or standing upright, or at right angles to the surface; said of a shell.
- 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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