Rimose

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rimose \Ri*mose"\, a. [L. rimosus, fr. rima a chink: cf. F.
     rimeux.]
     1. Full of rimes, fissures, or chinks.
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     2. (Nat. Hist.) Having long and nearly parallel clefts or


        chinks, like those in the bark of trees.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rimose
       adj : having a surface covered with a network of cracks and small
             crevices; "a tree with rimose bark"