RIMOSE

rimose

(adjective) having a surface covered with a network of cracks and small crevices; “a tree with rimose bark”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

rimose

Having a surface covered with cracks, fissures, or crevices.

Anagrams

• Mosier, isomer, moires, moirés

Source: Wiktionary


Ri*mose", a. Etym: [L. rimosus, fr. rima a chink: cf. F. rimeux.]

1. Full of rimes, fissures, or chinks.

2. (Nat. Hist.)

Definition: Having long and nearly parallel clefts or chinks, like those in the bark of trees.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

25 March 2025

IMMOBILIZATION

(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

coffee icon