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strigose

/ˈstɹaɪɡəʊs/

strigose adjective: having fine grooves, ridges, or streaks.

Adjective

strigose (comparative more strigose, superlative most strigose)

  1. Having fine grooves, ridges, or streaks.
  2. Having stiff hairs, pressed together.

strigose meaning in Tamil

strigose in Tamil

முள்மயிர் உடைய

Forms of strigose

comparativemore strigose
superlativemost strigose

Origin of strigose

From Latin striga (“row, strip, swath”) + -ose; compare strigosus.

Words formed from strigose

Questions about strigose

What does strigose mean?
Strigose means having fine grooves, ridges, or streaks.
What is strigose in Tamil?
Strigose in Tamil is முள்மயிர் உடைய. See Strigose meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is strigose?
Strigose is an adjective.
How do you pronounce strigose?
Strigose is pronounced /ˈstɹaɪɡəʊs/.

Words near strigose in the dictionary

  1. strigolactones
  2. strigolnik
  3. strigolniki
  4. strigolniks
  5. strigolniky
  6. strigose
  7. strigosely
  8. strigous
  9. strigovite
  10. strigs
  11. strigula

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Adapted from Wiktionary: strigose (page history and authors); strigose (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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