rugose
/ˌɹuːˈɡoʊs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having a rough, wrinkled, or wavy surface; commonly in parasynthetic usage e.g. "rugose-veined" or "rugose-leaved".
adj
Describing fossil corals of the extinct order †Rugosa (also called Tetracoralla), that have horn-shaped corals with surfaces covered with ridges.
adj
Used when combined with another adjective, for example, rugose-reticulate or rugose-punctate.
Example Sentences
- "Petraea foliis rugosis ovatis. The oval, rugose-leaved Petraea. The root is brachiated; the shrub rises to ten feet high: the leaves are three inches long, an inch and a half broad, even at the edges, and very rough to the touch: (Note: In modern nomenclature, the plant in question probably is Petrea rugosa, as the spelling "Petraea" does not seem to match any extant genus,)"
- "The original leaves were flat and very rugose, and almost hid by the numerous single-stemmed flowers; while the leaves produced in the umbellate state were larger, more upright, and less wrinkled."
Etymology
From Latin rūgōsus (“wrinkled”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: rūgōsus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɹuːˈɡoʊs/
- British English: /ɹʊˈɡəʊs/
Inflected Forms
more rugose (comparative)
most rugose (superlative)