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rimous

rimous is the archaic form of rimose.

Meaning of rimose

Adjective

rimose (comparative more rimose, superlative most rimose)

  1. Having a surface covered with cracks, fissures, or crevices.
    • the rimose head of a mushroom
    Synonyms:
    rimate

Forms of rimous

comparativemore rimous
superlativemost rimous

Questions about rimous

What is rimous the archaic form of?
Rimous is the archaic form of rimose.

Words near rimous in the dictionary

  1. rimoportulae
  2. rimose
  3. rimosely
  4. rimosities
  5. rimosity
  6. rimous
  7. Rimouski
  8. rimple
  9. rimpled
  10. rimples
  11. rimpling

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