Squamous
/ˈskweɪ.məs/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.
"In the squamous heads of Scabius, Knapweed, and the elegant Jacea Pinea, and in the Scaly composure of the Oak-Rose, which some years most aboundeth."
- 2 Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal
- 3 Of or pertaining to an epithelium with cells that are wider than their height (flat and scale-like).
Example
More examples"In the squamous heads of Scabius, Knapweed, and the elegant Jacea Pinea, and in the Scaly composure of the Oak-Rose, which some years most aboundeth."
Etymology
From Middle English squamous, from Latin squāmōsus, from squāma (“scale(of a fish or reptile)”).