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scrobiculate

[skroh-bik-yuh-lit, -leyt]

adjective

Botany, Zoology.

  1. furrowed or pitted.

scrobiculate

/ -ˌleɪt, skrəʊˈbɪkjʊlɪt /

adjective

  1. biology having a surface covered with small round pits or grooves

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scrobiculate1

1800–10; < Latin scrobicul ( us ) small planting hole ( scrobi ( s ) ditch + -culus -cule 1 ) + -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scrobiculate1

C19: from Latin scrobiculus diminutive of scrobis a ditch
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Scrobiculate, pitted; excavated into shallow pits.

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