strigose
[ strahy-gohs ]
/ ˈstraɪ goʊs /
adjective
Botany.
set with stiff bristles of hairs; hispid.
Zoology.
marked with fine, closely set ridges, grooves, or points.
Words nearby strigose
stridulate,
stridulous,
strife,
strigiform,
strigil,
strigose,
strijdom,
strikable,
strike,
strike a balance,
strike a bargain
Example sentences from the Web for strigose
British Dictionary definitions for strigose
strigose
/ (ˈstraɪɡəʊs) /
adjective
botany
bearing stiff hairs or bristles
strigose leaves
zoology
marked with fine closely set grooves or ridges
Word Origin for strigose
C18: via New Latin
strigōsus, from
striga a bristle, from Latin: grain cut down