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scarious definition

scari·ous (sker′ē əs)

adjective

Bot. dry, thin, membranous, and not green, as some bracts

Etymology: ModL scariosus < L scaria, thorny shrub

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