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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 skinplay

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 partsplay

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

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