Sekirov Dictionary

rugose

UK /ɹʊˈɡəʊs/US /ˌɹuːˈɡoʊs/

adjective5

  1. Having rugae or wrinkles, creases, ridges, or corrugation.
  2. Having a rough, wrinkled, or wavy surface; commonly in parasynthetic usage e.g. "rugose-veined" or "rugose-leaved".
  3. Used when combined with another adjective, for example, rugose-reticulate or rugose-punctate.
  4. Describing fossil corals of the extinct order †Rugosa (also called Tetracoralla), that have horn-shaped corals with surfaces covered with ridges.
  5. (figurative, rare) Rugged, rough, unrefined.
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