Word Study
squarrose
CIDE DICTIONARY
squarrose, a. [L. squarrosus (perhaps) scurfy, scabby.].
Ragged or full of loose scales or projecting parts; rough; jagged [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
squarrose, adj. Bot. & Zool. rough with scalelike projections.
Etymology
L squarrosus scurfy, scabby
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