scobiform

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adjective

Resembling sawdust, filings or shavings.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectivescobiform (comparative more scobiform, superlative most scobiform)

comparative more scobiform · superlative most scobiform

  1. Resembling sawdust, filings or shavings.

    Synonyms: scobicular, scobiculate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling sawdust, filings or shavings.

Origin

  1. Latinscobs
  2. Englishscobiform

From Latin scobs, or scobis (“sawdust, scrapings”) + -form. Compare French scobiforme.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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