crustose

crus·tose

adj \ˈkrəs-ˌtōs\

Definition of CRUSTOSE

: having a thin thallus adhering closely to a substrate (as of rock, bark, or soil) <crustose lichens> — compare foliose, fruticose

Origin of CRUSTOSE

Latin crustosus crusted, from crusta

First Known Use: circa 1879

Rhymes with CRUSTOSE

arkose, Carlos, cosmos, cymose, dextrose, engross, erose, fructose, globose, glucose, jocose, lactose, maltose, mannose, morose, mythos, nodose, pappose, pentose, pilose, plumose, ramose, rhamnose, ribose, rugose, schistose, setose, spinose, strigose, sucrose, Sukkoth, triose, up close, vadose, verbose, viscose