scrobiculate

[ skroh-bik-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

, Botany, Zoology.

1. furrowed or pitted.

scrobiculate

/ -ˌleɪt; skrəʊˈbɪkjʊlɪt /

adjective

1. biology having a surface covered with small round pits or grooves

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrobiculate¹

1800–10; < Latin scrobicul ( us ) small planting hole ( scrobi ( s ) ditch + -culus -cule ¹ ) + -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrobiculate¹

C19: from Latin scrobiculus diminutive of scrobis a ditch

Example Sentences

Scrobiculate, pitted; excavated into shallow pits.

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