scabrule

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noun

Short, stiff projections or hairs which give a stem or leaf a rough texture, at least in one direction.

OriginLatin scaber →
Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nounscabrule (plural scabrules)

plural scabrules

  1. biologyShort, stiff projections or hairs which give a stem or leaf a rough texture, at least in one direction.

    Rare specimens will have one or more leaves covered adaxially with tiny scabrules, which provide a rough texture to the leaf.

    2004, Arthur Haines et al., “Records for Carex rostrata (Cyperaceae) in New England”, in Rhodora, volume 106, number 927, →JSTOR

Origin

  1. Latinscaber
  2. Englishscabrule

Possibly a descendant of Latin scaber + -ule

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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