asperate


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as·per·ate

 (ăs′pə-rāt′)
tr.v. as·per·at·ed, as·per·at·ing, as·per·ates
To make uneven; roughen.
[Latin asperāre, asperāt-, from asper, rough.]
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asperate

(ˈæspəˌreɪt) or

asperous

adj
(Botany) (of plant parts) having a rough surface due to a covering of short stiff hairs
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