Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squamulose

/ˈskweɪmjʊloʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: squa-mul-ose
IPA: /ˈskweɪmjʊloʊs/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having small scales.

Example Sentences

"The stem of the mushroom is squamulose."
"Fruticose lichens drape and tuft; crustose and squamulose lichens creep and seep; foliose lichens layer and flake."

Etymology

From New Latin squāmulōsus (“squamulose”), from Latin squamula (“small scales”) (diminutive of squāma (“scale of a fish or reptile; item shaped like a scale, flake”)) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’). The English word is analysable as squamula + -ose.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: squāmulōsus, squamula
Suffix: squamula

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈskweɪmjʊloʊs/
British English: /ˈskweɪmjʊləʊs/

Inflected Forms

more squamulose (comparative) most squamulose (superlative)

Derived Forms

squamulosely

Phrases

appressed-squamulose

Synonyms

scaly squamous scaled scarious squamate squamated squamiferous squamoid furfuraceous squamulose squarrose

Antonyms

esquamulose scaleless

Questions

How do you pronounce squamulose?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskweɪmjʊloʊs/.
What does squamulose mean?: Having small scales.
Where does squamulose come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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