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SCURF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
Synonyms:
exfoliation; scale; scurf
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("scurf" is a kind of...):
bit; chip; flake; fleck; scrap (a small fragment of something broken off from the whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scurf"):
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("scurf" is a kind of...):
bit; chip; flake; fleck; scrap (a small fragment of something broken off from the whole)
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
Derivation:
scurfy (having or producing or covered with scurf)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb scurf
