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squama

noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin squāma (“scale”). Doublet of squame.

  1. borrowed from squāma

Definitions

  1. A scale cast off from the skin

    A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred of epithelium.

  2. The bract of a deciduous spike.

  3. Any scaly bracted leaf.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A calypter.

The neighborhood

Derived

squamation

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA