squarrose
adjective
squar·rose
ˈskwäˌrōs,
-waˌr-
variants or less commonly squarrous
-rəs
: rough with divergent scales or processes
especially : having stiff spreading bracts
a squarrose involucre
squarrosely adverb
Word History
Etymology
Latin squarrosus scurfy, scabby; akin to Old Slavic skvrǔna filth