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scabrules

scabrules is the plural of scabrule.

Meaning of scabrule

Noun

scabrule (plural scabrules)

  1. Short, stiff projections or hairs which give a stem or leaf a rough texture, at least in one direction.
    • Rare specimens will have one or more leaves covered adaxially with tiny scabrules, which provide a rough texture to the leaf.2004, Arthur Haines et al., “Records for Carex rostrata (Cyperaceae) in New England”, in Rhodora, volume 106, number 927, →JSTOR

Questions about scabrules

What is scabrules the plural of?
Scabrules is the plural of scabrule.

Words near scabrules in the dictionary

  1. scabrosity
  2. scabrous
  3. scabrously
  4. scabrousness
  5. scabrule
  6. scabrules
  7. scabs
  8. scabweed
  9. scabweeds
  10. scabwort
  11. scacchic

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