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scarious
scar·i·ous [ skérree əss ] or scar·i·ose [ skérree ss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
thin and dry: describes parts of plants that have a thin dry membranous appearance
[Late 18th century. Directly or via French< modern Latin scariosus]
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