# rugose

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹʊˈɡəʊs/

## Definitions
1. Having rugae or wrinkles, creases, ridges, or corrugation.
2. Rugged, rough, unrefined.
3. Having a rough, wrinkled, or wavy surface; commonly in parasynthetic usage e.g. "rugose-veined" or "rugose-leaved".
4. Describing fossil corals of the extinct order †Rugosa (also called Tetracoralla), that have horn-shaped corals with surfaces covered with ridges.
5. Used when combined with another adjective, for example, rugose-reticulate or rugose-punctate.

## Etymology
From Latin rūgōsus (“wrinkled”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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