esquamulose

Examples of esquamulose in a sentence

• Hookeri [...] In the only British specimen seen these are about 1 in. high, robust, entirely esquamulose, with the apothecia somewhat large, conglomerate, and having a few minute squamules intermixed.1894, James M[orrison] Crombie, A Monograph of Lichens Found in Britain: Being a Descriptive Catalogue of the Species in the Herbarium of...
• Both subspecies may superficially resemble C. furcata var. furcata, but can be distinguished by the imperforate axils and esquamulose podetia.1974, D. C. Lindsay, “Systematic Account”, in The Macrolichens of South Georgia (British Antarctic Survey Scientific Reports; no. 89)...

Synonyms of esquamulose

• scaleless

Antonyms

• scaly
• squamose
• squamous
• squamulose

Origin of esquamulose

From e- (prefix forming adjectives with the sense of lacking something) + squamulose; squamulose is derived 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 e- + squamula + -ose.

Questions about esquamulose

What does esquamulose mean?

Esquamulose means not covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a smooth skin or outer covering.

How do you use esquamulose in a sentence?

Hookeri [...] In the only British specimen seen these are about 1 in. high, robust, entirely esquamulose, with the apothecia somewhat large, conglomerate, and having a few minute squamules intermixed.

What part of speech is esquamulose?

Esquamulose is an adjective.

How do you pronounce esquamulose?

Esquamulose is pronounced /iːˈskweɪmjʊləʊs/ (UK).