Appearing to move in discrete notches; not smooth; jerky.
Characterized by having notches.
Rugged, rough, unrefined.
Used when combined with another adjective, for example, rugose-reticulate or rugose-punctate.
Having rugae or wrinkles, creases, ridges, or corrugation.
Having a rough, wrinkled, or wavy surface; commonly in parasynthetic usage e.g. rugose-veined or rugose-leaved.
Describing a fossil coral of the extinct order †Rugosa (also called Tetracoralla), this order has horn-shaped corals with surfaces covered with ridges.