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View synonyms for strigose
strigose
[ strahy-gohs ]
adjective
- Botany. set with stiff bristles of hairs; hispid.
- Zoology. marked with fine, closely set ridges, grooves, or points.
strigose
/ ˈstraɪɡəʊs /
adjective
- botany bearing stiff hairs or bristles
strigose leaves
- zoology marked with fine closely set grooves or ridges
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of strigose1
C18: via New Latin strigōsus, from striga a bristle, from Latin: grain cut down
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Example Sentences
Strī′gate, Strī′gose, having strig: streaked; Strig′ilose, minutely strigose.
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The stem is long and slender, rather woolly; the rim of the cap is fringed with long, strigose hairs.
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M. gypsea differs in decurrent tooth of gills, and strigose base of stem.
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Differs from N. hirtipes in larger size, fibrillose stem, downy, not strigose at base.
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The pileus is tough, reddish or reddish brown or leather color, hairy or sometimes strigose, the margin incurved.
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