rimose

(mōs′, rī mōs)

adjective

full of cracks, fissures, or crevices

Origin: L rimosus < rima, chink < IE base *rei-, to slit, cut > rive, reap

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See rimose in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Full of chinks, cracks, or crevices.

Origin:

Origin: Latin rīmōsus

Origin: , from rīma, fissure

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Related Forms:

  • riˈmose·ly adverb
  • ri·mosˈi·ty (-mŏsˈĭ-tē) noun

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