SCARIOUS

Etymology

Adjective

scarious (comparative more scarious, superlative most scarious)

(botany) thin, dry, membranous, and not green

thin, dry, membranous

(zoology) scaly, scurfy

Synonyms

• (scaly): squamous; see also scaly

• (scurfy): scruffy; see also scabby

Source: Wiktionary


Sca"ri*ose, Sca"ri*ous, a. Etym: [F. scarieux, NL. scariosus. Cf. Scary.] (Bot.)

Definition: Thin, dry, membranous, and not green. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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