rugose
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ɹʊˈɡəʊs/
  • (America) IPA: /ˌɹuːˈɡoʊs/
Adjective

rugose

  1. Having rugae or wrinkles, creases, ridges, or corrugation.
  2. (figurative, rare) Rugged, rough, unrefined.
  3. (botany) Having a rough, wrinkled, or wavy surface; commonly in parasynthetic usage e.g. rugose-veined or rugose-leaved.
  4. (paleontology) Describing a fossil coral of the extinct order †Rugosa (also called Tetracoralla), this order has horn-shaped corals with surfaces covered with ridges.
  5. (entomology) Used when combined with another adjective, for example, rugose-reticulate or rugose-punctate.
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