squamulose
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squamulose
- /ˈskweɪmjʊləʊs/ UK
- /ˈskweɪmjʊloʊs/ US
Where it comes from
From New Latin squāmulōsus (“squamulose”), from Latin squamula (“small scales”) (diminutive of squāma (“scale of a fish or reptile; item shaped like a scale, flake”)) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’). The English word is analysable as squamula + -ose.
adjective more squamulose · most squamulose
- Having small scales. The stem of the mushroom is squamulose.
