SCROBICULATE

Etymology

Adjective

scrobiculate (comparative more scrobiculate, superlative most scrobiculate)

(botany) Having numerous small, shallow depressions or hollows; pitted.

Anagrams

• corbiculates

Source: Wiktionary


Scro*bic"u*late, Scro*bic"u*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. scrobiculus, dim. of scrobis a ditch or trench.] (Bot.)

Definition: Having numerous small, shallow depressions or hollows; pitted.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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