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Rarerugose
The correct spelling is rugose.
How to pronounce rugose
/ɹʊˈɡəʊs/
adjectiveIPA: /ɹʊˈɡəʊs/
Say it like: Rug-ose
The correct spelling is rugose. Having rugae or wrinkles, creases, ridges, or corrugation.
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Definition
adjective
- 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 a fossil coral of the extinct order †Rugosa (also called Tetracoralla), this order has horn-shaped corals with surfaces covered with ridges.
- 5.Used when combined with another adjective, for example, rugose-reticulate or rugose-punctate.
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