1. covered with short, stiff, appressed hairs that lie flat against the surface
Usage: botanical; technical

Examples

• The strigose leaves felt rough to the touch.
• Botanists identified the plant by its strigose stem surface.
• The strigose hairs on the leaf blade pointed toward the tip.
• Many wildflowers have strigose foliage as protection against herbivores.
• The field guide described the species as having strigose upper leaf surfaces.
• Under magnification, the strigose hairs appeared flattened against the stem.