Rugose
/ɹʊˈɡəʊs/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts6 letters
Definition of Rugose
adjective
- Having rugae or wrinkles, creases, ridges, or corrugation.
- Rugged, rough, unrefined.
- Having a rough, wrinkled, or wavy surface; commonly in parasynthetic usage e.g. rugose-veined or rugose-leaved.
- Describing a fossil coral of the extinct order †Rugosa (also called Tetracoralla), this order has horn-shaped corals with surfaces covered with ridges.
- Used when combined with another adjective, for example, rugose-reticulate or rugose-punctate.
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