Etymology

squarrose

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Today it means: Rough or scaly. Full definition →

Latin squarrosus
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  1. Latin · derived fromsquarrosus“(perhaps) scurfy, scabby”
  2. English todaysquarrose

From Latin squarrosus (“(perhaps) scurfy, scabby”).

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