squarrose

adjective

squar·​rose

ˈskwäˌrōs,

-waˌr-

variants or less commonly squarrous

-rəs

: rough with divergent scales or processes

especially : having stiff spreading bracts

a squarrose involucre

squarrosely adverb

Word History

Etymology

Latin squarrosus scurfy, scabby; akin to Old Slavic skvrǔna filth

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