scurf

(skûrf)

1. Scaly dry skin that has been exfoliated, such as dandruff.

2. A loose scaly crust coating a surface, especially of a plant.

3. Any of several fungal diseases of plants characterized by scaly lesions especially on underground parts, such as the tubers of potatoes.

[Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]

scurf′i·ness n.

scurf′y adj.

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scurf•y

(ˈskɜr fi)

adj. scurf•i•er, scurf•i•est.

resembling, producing, or covered with or as if with scurf.

[1475–85]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	scurfy - having or producing or covered with scurf
	2.	scurfy - rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"

Translations

قِشْري

lupovitýšupinatý

schuppig

pelliculeux

korpás

meî flösu

flasset

plný lupín

kepekli

满是头屑的

scurfy

[ˈskɜːfɪ] ADJ → casposo

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scurf

(skəːf) noun

dandruff. Some shampoos help to get rid of scurf.

ˈscurfy adjective

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