Rugose definitions

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RU'GOSE,
RUGOS'ITY, n. A state of being wrinkled. [Little used.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of leaves; ridged or wrinkled

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin rugosus, from ruga Date: 1676 1. full of wrinkles <rugose cheeks> 2. having the veinlets sunken and the spaces between elevated <rugose leaves of the sage> • rugosity noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. esp. Biol. wrinkled, corrugated. Derivatives: rugosely adv. rugosity n. Etymology: L rugosus f. ruga wrinkle

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Rugose Ru*gose", a. [L. rugosus, r. ruga a wrinkle.] Wrinkled; full of wrinkles; specifically (Bot.), having the veinlets sunken and the spaces between them elevated, as the leaves of the sage and horehound.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Wrinkled, rugous.