squar·rose (skw r  s , skwär-)adj. Botany 1. Having rough or spreading scalelike processes. 2. Spreading or recurved at the tip: squarrose bracts. [Latin squarr sus, scabby.] |
squarrose [ˈskwærəʊz ˈskwɒ-]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology having a rough surface, caused by the presence of projecting hairs, scales, etc.
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany having or relating to parts that are recurved squarrose bracts
[from Latin squarrōsus scabby]
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