cribrose,a.|kraɪˈbrəʊs| [f. L. type *cribrōs-us, f.crībrum sieve: see -ose.] Sieve-like, perforated. 1857Berkeley Cryptog. Bot. §181. 203 Algæ..which present..a clathroid, cancellated, or cribrose frond.1866Treas.Bot., Cribrose, pierced (like a sieve) with numerous close small apertures.