strigose

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: stri=gose

CIDE DICTIONARY

strigose, a. [Cf. F. strigueux. See Strigil.].

 Set with stiff, straight bristles; hispid; as, a strigose leaf.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

strigose, adj.
1 (of leaves etc.) having short stiff hairs or scales.
2 (of an insect etc.) streaked, striped, or ridged.

Etymology

L striga swath, furrow

THESAURUS

strigose

banded, barbellate, barred, brinded, brindle, brindled, bristled, bristling, bristly, glochidiate, hairy, hirsute, hispid, listed, marbled, marbleized, setaceous, setose, setous, streaked, streaky, striatal, striate, striated, strigal, strigate, striolate, striped, stripy, stubbled, stubbly, studded, tabby, veined, watered

ROGET THESAURUS

strigose

Variegation

N variegation, colors, dichroism, trichroism, iridescence, play of colors, polychrome, maculation, spottiness, striae, spectrum, rainbow, iris, tulip, peacock, chameleon, butterfly, tortoise shell, mackerel, mackerel sky, zebra, leopard, cheetah, nacre, ocelot, ophite, mother-of-pearl, opal, marble, check, plaid, tartan, patchwork, marquetry-, parquetry, mosaic, tesserae, strigae, chessboard, checkers, chequers, harlequin, Joseph's coat, tricolor, variegated, many-colored, many-hued, divers-colored, party- colored, dichromatic, polychromatic, bicolor, tricolor, versicolor, of all the colors of the rainbow, of all manner of colors, kaleidoscopic, iridescent, opaline, opalescent, prismatic, nacreous, pearly, shot, gorge de pigeon, chatoyant, irisated, pavonine, pied, piebald, motley, mottled, marbled, pepper and salt, paned, dappled, clouded, cymophanous, mosaic, tesselated, plaid, tortoise shell, spotted, spotty, punctated, powdered, speckled, freckled, flea-bitten, studded, flecked, fleckered, striated, barred, veined, brinded, brindled, tabby, watered, grizzled, listed, embroidered, daedal, naevose, stipiform, strigose, striolate, (iii) PERCEPTIONS OF LIGHT.