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View synonyms for strigose

strigose

[ strahy-gohs ]

adjective

  1. Botany. set with stiff bristles of hairs; hispid.
  2. Zoology. marked with fine, closely set ridges, grooves, or points.


strigose

/ ˈstraɪɡəʊs /

adjective

  1. botany bearing stiff hairs or bristles

    strigose leaves

  2. zoology marked with fine closely set grooves or ridges
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of strigose1

1785–95; < Latin strig ( a ) furrow, row of bristles (akin to stria stria ) + -ose 1
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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.

The stem is long and slender, rather woolly; the rim of the cap is fringed with long, strigose hairs.

M. gypsea differs in decurrent tooth of gills, and strigose base of stem.

Differs from N. hirtipes in larger size, fibrillose stem, downy, not strigose at base.

The pileus is tough, reddish or reddish brown or leather color, hairy or sometimes strigose, the margin incurved.

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