scabrule

English

Etymology

Possibly a descendent of Latin scaber + -ule (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Preceding etymology is speculative.”)

Noun

scabrule (plural scabrules)

  1. (botany) Short, stiff projections or hairs which give a stem or leaf a rough texture, at least in one direction.
    • 2004, Arthur Haines et al., “Records for Carex rostrata (Cyperaceae) in New England”, in Rhodora, volume 106, number 927, JSTOR 23314757:
      Rare specimens will have one or more leaves covered adaxially with tiny scabrules, which provide a rough texture to the leaf.
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