esquamulose

== English == === Etymology === From e- (prefix forming adjectives with the sense of lacking something) +‎ squamulose; squamulose is derived from New Latin squāmulōsus (“squamulose”), from Latin squamula (“small scales”) (diminutive of squāma (“scale of a fish or reptile; item shaped like a scale, flake”)) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’). The English word is analysable as e- +‎ squamula +‎ -ose. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /iːˈskweɪmjʊləʊs/ (General American) IPA(key): /iˈskweɪmjʊloʊs/ Hyphenation: esqua‧mul‧ose === Adjective === esquamulose (not comparable) (botany, mycology) Not covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a smooth skin or outer covering. Synonym: scaleless Antonyms: scaly, squamose, squamous, squamulose ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “esquamulose”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.