STRIGOSE


Meaning of STRIGOSE in English

/struy"gohs/ , adj.

1. Bot. set with stiff bristles of hairs; hispid.

2. Zool. marked with fine, closely set ridges, grooves, or points.

[ 1785-95; strig ( a ) furrow, row of bristles (akin to stria STRIA) + -OSE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .