asperulate

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adjective

Having a surface which is roughened by many small points or warts.

OriginLatin asperum →
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Meanings

adjectiveasperulate (comparative more asperulate, superlative most asperulate)

comparative more asperulate · superlative most asperulate

  1. biologyHaving a surface which is roughened by many small points or warts.

Origin

  1. Latinasperum“harsh place”
  2. Englishasperulate

From Latin asperum (“harsh place”) + -ulus, diminutive + -ate.

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APA

asperulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asperulate

MLA

“asperulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asperulate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asperulate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asperulate.

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