Glossary of Botanical Terms:
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scabrous: rough to the touch; having the surface rough with minute hard processes or very short rigid hairs. Fig. 14 K.
Fig. 14. Indumentum Types and Surface Appendages. A–H, surface and cross sectional views. A, velvety; B, pubescent; C, silky; D, felted; E, tomentose; F, woolly; G, villous; H, pilose; I, ciliate; J, fimbriate; K–P, stems; K, scabrous; L, hirsute; M, strigose; N, bristles; O, prickles; P, spines.
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