rimose

• Adjectif désignant une surface parcourue de nombreuses fissures, fentes ou crevasses, notamment en botanique ou en géologie.

An obsolete adjective describing a surface that is full of cracks, fissures, or chinks.

1. Having a cracked surfaceC2formal

   Describes a surface that is covered with a network of cracks, fissures, or small crevices.

   Rimeux

   • The old painting had a rimose surface due to age.
   • The desert ground was rimose after the long drought.
   • The bark of the tree was rimose and rough to the touch.

   Synonymeschappedcrackedcrazedsplit

   Antonymesintactsmoothunbroken