Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squarrose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: squar-rose
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Rough or scaly.

adj

Consisting of scales widely divaricating; having scales, small leaves, or other bodies, spreading widely from the axis on which they are crowded; said of a calyx or stem.

adj

Divided into shreds or jags, raised above the plane of the leaf, and not parallel to it; said of a leaf.

adj

Having scales spreading every way, or standing upright, or at right angles to the surface; said of a shell.

Etymology

From Latin squarrosus (“(perhaps) scurfy, scabby”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: squarrosus

Inflected Forms

more squarrose (comparative) most squarrose (superlative)

Derived Forms

squarrosely squarrosity

Synonyms

rough scaly

Questions

What does squarrose mean?: Rough or scaly.
Where does squarrose come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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