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Definition of: rugose
(r
′gōs) adjective
1. Covered with or full of rugae or wrinkles; corrugate; rugate.
2. Bot. Having a rough or wrinkled surface, as some strongly veined leaves. Also ru′gous. [<L rugosus <ruga wrinkle]
—ru·gos·i·ty (r·gos′ə·tē) noun
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