Thesaurus: ross
The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees.
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Definitions
- n. The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees.
- v. t. To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark.
- The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark. [Local, U.S.]
- The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees.[Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
- n. Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856) n. British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862) n. British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)