RUGOSE


Meaning of RUGOSE in English

ˈrüˌgōs, -ōz adjective

Etymology: Latin rugosus wrinkled, from ruga wrinkle + -osus -ose — more at rough

1. : full of wrinkles

rugose cheeks

2. botany : having the veinlets sunken and the spaces between elevated

the rugose leaves of the sage and the horehound

— compare bullate

• ru·gose·ly adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.