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Definition of: strigose
(strī′gōs, stri·gōs′) adjective
1. Bot. Rough with short, sharp, appressed stiff hairs or bristles, as a leaf; hispid.
2. Zool. Marked with stripes or striae. [<NL strigosus <L striga a furrow]
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