Strigose Definition
strīgōs
adjective
Having stiff hairs or bristles, as some leaves.
Webster's New World
Having fine, close-set grooves or streaks.
Webster's New World
Origin of Strigose
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New Latin strigōsus from striga bristle from Latin windrow, furrow streig- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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