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strigillose

strigillose adjective: set with stiff, slender bristles.

Adjective

strigillose (comparative more strigillose, superlative most strigillose)

  1. Set with stiff, slender bristles.
    • a strigillose shrub
    • strigillose petioles

Forms of strigillose

comparativemore strigillose
superlativemost strigillose

Origin of strigillose

From New Latin strigilla, from Latin strigillosus, diminutive from strigose.

Words formed from strigillose

Questions about strigillose

What does strigillose mean?
Strigillose means set with stiff, slender bristles.
What part of speech is strigillose?
Strigillose is an adjective.

Words near strigillose in the dictionary

  1. strigiforms
  2. strigil
  3. strigilator
  4. strigilators
  5. strigilis
  6. strigillose
  7. strigillosely
  8. strigilose
  9. strigils
  10. strigine
  11. strigment

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