scurfy
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scurf
(skûrf)n.
1. Scaly dry skin that has been exfoliated, such as dandruff.
2. A loose scaly crust coating a surface, especially of a plant.
3. Any of several fungal diseases of plants characterized by scaly lesions especially on underground parts, such as the tubers of potatoes.
[Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]
scurf′i·ness n.
scurf′y adj.
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scurf•y
(ˈskɜr fi)adj. scurf•i•er, scurf•i•est.
resembling, producing, or covered with or as if with scurf.
[1475–85]
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Adj. | 1. | scurfy - having or producing or covered with scurf |
2. | scurfy - rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms |
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Translations
قِشْري
lupovitýšupinatý
korpás
meî flösu
plný lupín
kepekli
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scurf
(skəːf) noun dandruff. Some shampoos help to get rid of scurf.
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