scarious adjective.
['skɛ:rɪǝs] E19.[French scarieux or mod. Latin scariosus.]1. Botany. Of a bract etc.: dry and membranous in texture, and colourless. Opp.
HERBACEOUS adjective 2.
E19.2. Zoology. Dry, not fleshy; covered with roughened scales. Now
rare.
M19.Also (sense 1)
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