rimose

English

Etymology

From Latin rimosus, from rima (“fissure”).

Adjective

rimose (comparative more rimose, superlative most rimose)

1. Having a surface covered with cracks, fissures, or crevices.

   Synonym: rimate

   the rimose head of a mushroom

   a tree with rimose bark

Derived terms

• birimose
• rimosely
• rimosity

Anagrams

• Mosier, isomer, moires, moirés

Latin

Adjective

rīmōse

1. vocative masculine singular of rīmōsus