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



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