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squamulose

adj
/ˈskweɪmjʊləʊs/UK/ˈskweɪmjʊloʊs/US

Etymology

From New Latin squāmulōsus (“squamulose”), from Latin squamula (“small scales”) (diminutive of squāma (“scale of a fish or reptile; item shaped like a scale, flake”)) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’). The English word is analysable as squamula + -ose.

  1. derived from squamula
  2. derived from squāmulōsus

Definitions

  1. Having small scales.

    • The stem of the mushroom is squamulose.
    • Fruticose lichens drape and tuft; crustose and squamulose lichens creep and seep; foliose lichens layer and flake.

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