strigose

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/ˈstɹaɪɡəʊs/

adjective

Having fine grooves, ridges, or streaks.

OriginLatin striga →
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Meanings

adjectivestrigose (comparative more strigose, superlative most strigose)

comparative more strigose · superlative most strigose

  1. biologyHaving fine grooves, ridges, or streaks.
  2. biologyHaving stiff hairs, pressed together.

Origin

  1. Latinstriga“row, strip, swath”
  2. Englishstrigose

From Latin striga (“row, strip, swath”) + -ose; compare Latin strigosus.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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