See Also: scrobicule(dictionary)

scrobicule (iou)



scrobicule noun. L19.
[Late Latin scrobiculus dim. of scrobis trench: see -CULE.]
Botany & Zoology. A small pit or depression; spec. a smooth level area around a tubercle in a sea urchin.
scro'bicular adjective pertaining to or surrounded by scrobicules L19.
scro'biculate adjective having many shallow depressions; pitted: E19.
scro'biculated adjective = scrobiculate M19.