First Known Use: 1793
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strigose
adjective stri·gose \ˈstrī-ˌgōs\
Definition of STRIGOSE
: having appressed bristles or scales <a strigose leaf>
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Origin of STRIGOSE
New Latin strigosus, from striga row of bristles, from Latin, furrow
Rhymes with STRIGOSE
arkose, Carlos, cosmos, crustose, cymose, dextrose, engross, erose, fructose, globose, glucose, jocose, lactose, maltose, mannose, morose, mythos, nodose, pappose, pentose, pilose, plumose, ramose, rhamnose, ribose, rugose, schistose, setose, spinose, sucrose, Sukkoth, triose, up close, vadose, verbose, viscose
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