rugose
/ɹʊˈɡəʊs/adj
Middle School
1
Having rugae or wrinkles, creases, ridges, or corrugation.
2
Rugged, rough, unrefined.
3
Having a rough, wrinkled, or wavy surface; commonly in parasynthetic usage e.g. "rugose-veined" or "rugose-leaved".
4
Describing fossil corals of the extinct order †Rugosa (also called Tetracoralla), that have horn-shaped corals with surfaces covered with ridges.
5
Used when combined with another adjective, for example, rugose-reticulate or rugose-punctate.
Thesaurus
#rare