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rivulose

rivulose adjective: marked by thin, winding or crooked lines.

Adjective

rivulose (comparative more rivulose, superlative most rivulose)

  1. Marked by thin, winding or crooked lines.
    • It is also generally marked above by flexuose anastomosing black, indented lines, whence it appears as if insculpt with rivulose sutures.1894, James M. Crombie, A Monograph of Lichens Found in Britain, page 329

rivulose meaning in Kannada

rivulose in Kannada

ಅಡ್ಡಾದಿಡ್ಡಿ

Forms of rivulose

comparativemore rivulose
superlativemost rivulose

Origin of rivulose

From Latin rivulus (“rivulet”) + -ose.

Questions about rivulose

What does rivulose mean?
Rivulose means marked by thin, winding or crooked lines.
What is rivulose in Kannada?
Rivulose in Kannada is ಅಡ್ಡಾದಿಡ್ಡಿ. See Rivulose meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is rivulose?
Rivulose is an adjective.

Words near rivulose in the dictionary

  1. rivulet
  2. rivulets
  3. rivulid
  4. rivulids
  5. rivuline
  6. rivulose
  7. Riwoche
  8. Riwon
  9. Rix
  10. rix dollar
  11. rix dollars

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