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Meaning of rugose

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

rugose

Pronunciation:/ɹʊˈɡəʊs//ˌɹuːˈɡoʊs/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having rugae or wrinkles, creases, ridges, or corrugation.

  2. Rugged, rough, unrefined.

  3. Having a rough, wrinkled, or wavy surface; commonly in parasynthetic usage e.g. rugose-veined or rugose-leaved.

  4. Describing a fossil coral of the extinct order †Rugosa (also called Tetracoralla), this order has horn-shaped corals with surfaces covered with ridges.