squamulose
Adjective Satellite
- covered with tiny scales
Adj
- Having small scales.
Examples
- The stem of the mushroom is squamulose.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
scaled, scaly, scarious, squamate, squamated, squamiferous, squamoid, squamous, squamulose, squarrose
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 21
squamulose: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsquamulose: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
squamulose: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary