Hamulose
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hamulose — hamulose, a. Bot. (hæmjuːˈləʊs) [f. L. hāmul us small hook + ose.] a. Covered with little hooked hairs or bristles. b. Having a small hook, hamulate. in Worcester (citing Gray.) in Treas. Bot. in Syd. Soc. Lex … Useful english dictionary
hamulose — adjective Bearing a small hook at the end Gray … Wiktionary
hamulus — hamular, hamulate /ham yeuh layt /, hamulose /ham yeuh lohs /, hamulous, adj. /ham yeuh leuhs/, n., pl. hamuli / luy /. a small hook or hooklike process, esp. at the end of a bone. [1720 30; < L, equiv. to ham(us) hook + ulus ULE] * * * … Universalium
hooked — adj 1. aquiline, falcate, falciform, Biol. uncinate, adunc, Anat. hamate, Biol. hamular, Biol. hamulate, Biol. hamulose, hook shaped, hook like; crooked, bent, flexed, bowed, arcuate, twisted, contorted; curved, incurvated, angular, curled,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
hamular — a. hamate. ♦ hamulate, ♦ hamulose, ♦ hamulous, a. having small hook. ♦ hamulus, n. (pl. li ) small hook like projection from bristle, feather, etc … Dictionary of difficult words
hamulate — hamˈūlate adjective Tipped with a small hook • • • Main Entry: ↑hamose * * * hamulate, a. (ˈhæmjuːlət) [f. as prec. + ate.] a. Bot. Having a small hook at the tip (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1886); also = hamulose … Useful english dictionary
