Strigose Definition

strīgōs
adjective
Having stiff hairs or bristles, as some leaves.
Webster's New World
Having fine, close-set grooves or streaks.
Webster's New World

Origin of Strigose

  • New Latin strigōsus from striga bristle from Latin windrow, furrow streig- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition