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rugose

rugose

9.9
A leaf or surface with many small wrinkles and ridges
  • adjective
  • /ˈruːɡoʊs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : rugoso
  • The rugose surface of the leaf made it easy to identify the species.

Examples

  • The rugose leaves of the plant are quite distinctive.

  • Look at those rugose leaves over there!

  • Botanists often describe a plant as rugose when its foliage appears deeply wrinkled.

  • Some succulents have rugose leaves that help conserve water.

  • The leaves of the plant were thick and rugose, giving it a unique texture.

  • I admired the rugose surface of the old stone wall, which had decades of wear.

  • The artist chose a rugose canvas to enhance the depth of his painting.

Synonyms

ridged
vsrugose
1 5.0

Having raised lines or bands on the surface like a coin edge

also covers wrinkled patterns extending beyond only raised lines
rugosa
vsrugose
  • Specialized
9.9

Having wrinkled, rough leaves or bark

is a general descriptive adjective rather than a name element
undulate
vsrugose
  • Specialized
8.3

Having a wavy edge and a rippled surface like many leaves

describes a wrinkled or raised texture rather than a smooth wave pattern

How Wrinkled

corrugated
11 6.8
rugose
  • Specialized
9.9
smooth
256 1.0

Surface Forms

rugose positive

Etymology

Rugose comes from the Latin root ruga, which means 'wrinkle'. Think of a leaf or surface with many small folds or lines. So rugose simply means the surface is 'wrinkled' or has ridges.