Rugose
/ˈruː.ɡoʊs/noun
Having a wrinkled or corrugated surface.
Did you know?Rugose comes from Latin *rugosus*, from *ruga* meaning “a wrinkle,” and that same root helped shape scientific language for textures, surfaces, and even the way we describe age itself.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
rugosus
“wrinkled, full of wrinkles”
Classical Latin
Latin
ruga
“a wrinkle, fold, crease”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*reug-
“to wrinkle, fold, or bend”
Middle English
English
rugous
“wrinkled; rough with folds”
Modern English
English
rugose
“wrinkled or corrugated”