Squamulose
/ˈskweɪmjʊləʊs/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having small scales.
"The stem of the mushroom is squamulose."
Adjective
- 1 covered with tiny scales wordnet
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More examples"The stem of the mushroom is squamulose."
Etymology
From New Latin squāmulōsus (“squamulose”), from Latin squamula (“small scales”) (diminutive of squāma (“scale of a fish or reptile; item shaped like a scale, flake”)) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’). The English word is analysable as squamula + -ose.