SCURF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scurf mean? 

• SCURF (noun)
  The noun SCURF has 2 senses:

1. (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts

2. a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

  Familiarity information: SCURF used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCURF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("scurf" is a kind of...):

bit; chip; flake; fleck; scrap (a small fragment of something broken off from the whole)

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Derivation:

scurfy (having or producing or covered with scurf)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

exfoliation; scale; scurf

Hypernyms ("scurf" is a kind of...):

bit; chip; flake; fleck; scrap (a small fragment of something broken off from the whole)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scurf"):

dander (small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people)

dandruff (loose scales shed from the scalp)