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SQUAMULE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does squamule mean?
• SQUAMULE (noun)
The noun SQUAMULE has 1 sense:
1. a minute scale
Familiarity information: SQUAMULE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A minute scale
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("squamule" is a kind of...):
scale; scale leaf (a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin)
Domain category:
flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)
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