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cirrose definition

cir·rose (sir′ōs′)

adjective

  1. Biol. having or resembling cirri
  2. of or like cirrus clouds

Etymology: < L cirrus, a curl + -ose

Also cirrous cir′·rous (-əs)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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