| NOUN | object | scurf | (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts |
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| object | scurf, scale, exfoliation | a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin |
| Meaning | (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts. | |
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| Category | botany, phytology | The branch of biology that studies plants |
| Broader | bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap | A small fragment of something broken ... / broken off from the whole |
| Spanish | caspa | |
| Adjectives | scurfy | having or producing or covered with scurf |
| Meaning | A thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin. | |
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| Synonyms | scale, exfoliation | |
| Narrower | dander | small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people |
| dandruff | Loose scales shed from the scalp | |
| Broader | bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap | A small fragment of something broken ... / broken off from the whole |
| Spanish | exfoliación | |
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