- crus|tose
- crus|tose «KRUHS tohs», adjective.(of lichen and algae) growing in the form of crusts; sticking fast to soil, rock, or bark so as not to be detachable except in small fragments.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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crus — crus·ta·cea; crus·ta·ce·ol·o·gy; crus·ta·ceous; crus·ta·tion; crus·tif·ic; crus·ti·fi·ca·tion; crus·ti·fied; crus·tose; de·crus·ta·tion; in·crus·ta·tion; Lin·crus·ta; zam·i·crus; crus; crus·ta; crus·ta·cean; in·crus·tate; pro·crus·te·an;… … English syllables
tose — ace·tose; ar·gen·tose; caes·pi·tose; chi·tose; co·ma·tose; cor·ma·tose; crus·tose; fruc·tose; ga·lac·tose; glu·tose; hep·tose; ker·a·tose; ke·tose; lac·tose; me·lez·i·tose; mel·i·tose; oc·tose; pas·tose; pec·tose; pen·tose; phago·cy·tose;… … English syllables
crustose — crus·tose … English syllables
crustose — crus•tose [[t]ˈkrʌs toʊs[/t]] adj. fng bot forming a crusty, tenaciously fixed mass that covers the surface on which it grows, as certain lichens • Etymology: 1875–80; < L crustōsus covered with a crust, der. of crust(a) crust … From formal English to slang
