scarious
1scarious — [sker′ē əs] adj. [ModL scariosus < L scaria, thorny shrub] Bot. dry, thin, membranous, and not green, as some bracts …
2Scarious — Scariose Sca ri*ose, Scarious Sca ri*ous, a. [F. scarieux, NL. scariosus. Cf. {Scary}.] (Bot.) Thin, dry, membranous, and not green. Gray. [1913 Webster] …
3scarious — adjective Etymology: New Latin scariosus Date: circa 1806 dry and membranous in texture < a scarious bract > …
4scarious — /skair ee euhs/, adj. Bot. thin, dry, and membranous, as certain bracts; chaffy. [1800 10; alter. of scariose < NL scariosus < ?; see OUS] * * * …
5scarious — Thin, membranous, and dry, e.g. the leaf bases of Macrozamia pauli guilielmi and the cataphylls of Zamia sandovalii …
6scarious — scar·i·ous …
7scarious — scar•i•ous [[t]ˈskɛər i əs[/t]] adj. bot thin, dry, and membranous, as certain bracts; chaffy • Etymology: 1800–10; alter. of scariose < NL scariōsus …
8scarious — /ˈskɛəriəs/ (say skairreeuhs) adjective (of a plant part) thin, dry, and membranous, as certain bracts. {New Latin scariōsus, from Latin scaria thorny shrub} …
9scarious — a. thin and tough; bract like. ♦ scariose, a …
10scarious — adj. (of a part of a plant etc.) having a dry membranous appearance; thin and brittle. Etymology: F scarieux or mod.L scariosus …
