Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany, marked with lines like the rivers in a map. Phillips, British Discomycetes, Gloss.
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- adjective Marked by thin, winding or crooked
lines .
Etymologies
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From Latin rivulus ("rivulet") + -ose.
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Examples
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+Cap+ varies in color, 1 to 5 inches broad, yellowish tan color, smooth, viscid when moist, at length rivulose.
Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners Caroline A. Burgin
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