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rugose

[ roo-gohs, roo-gohs ]

adjective

  1. having wrinkles; wrinkled; ridged.
  2. Botany. rough and wrinkled: applied to leaves in which the reticulate venation is very prominent beneath, with corresponding creases on the upper side.


rugose

/ ruːˈɡɒsɪtɪ; ˈruːɡəʊs; -ɡəʊz; -ɡɪt; ˈruːɡeɪt /

adjective

  1. wrinkled

    rugose leaves

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • rugosity, noun
  • ˈrugosely, adverb
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Other Words From

  • rugose·ly adverb
  • ru·gos·i·ty [roo-, gos, -i-tee], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rugose1

First recorded in 1695–1705, rugose is from the Latin word rūgōsus wrinkled. See ruga, -ose 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rugose1

C18: from Latin rūgōsus , from rūga a wrinkle
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Example Sentences

It has a tripartite, weaponised tail, a few tentacles, thick, rugose armour and sharp triangular spines projecting from the shoulder and back.

Note the rugose look to the upper eyelids.

Shell fusiform, reddish brown, with whitish bands; smooth; spire plaited and striated; base rugose; pillar 4 plaited.

S. gramínea, L. Resembling the last; leaves linear-lanceolate, broadest above the base; pedicels widely spreading; seeds strongly but minutely rugose.—Becoming rather frequent.

You should be able to see the rugose dorsal crest along the length of the snout.

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