/struy"euh/ , n. , pl. striae /struy"ee/ .
1. a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, esp. one of a number in parallel arrangement: striae of muscle fiber.
2. Mineral. any of a series of parallel lines or tiny grooves on the surface of a crystal, indicative of the mode of growth.
3. Archit. a flute on the shaft of a column.
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