Etymology

scabrule

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Today it means: Short, stiff projections or hairs which give a stem or leaf a rough texture, at least in one direction. Full definition →

Latin scaber
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromscaber
  2. English todayscabrule

Possibly a descendant of Latin scaber + -ule

Words from the same roots

Latinscaber all →

scabrous

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.