cribroseadj.
/krʌɪˈbrəʊs/ Sieve-like, perforated.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > full of holes
holey1398
sieve-like1605
windowed1608
open-waled1611
open1625
foraminous1626
windowya1631
honeycombed1633
foraminulous1664
cribrous1674
cribriform1741
riddled1785
cribrose1857
1857 M. J. Berkeley Introd. Cryptogamic Bot. §181. 203 Algæ..which present..a clathroid, cancellated, or cribrose frond.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Cribrose, pierced (like a sieve) with numerous close small apertures.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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